Aero Commander 112 N1029J

Summary

On 27 July 2005 at about 15:50 local time, a Aero Commander 112 registered N1029J was involved in an accident near Junction, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 July 2005 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Junction, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Kimble County (JCT)

Coordinates

30.5486, -99.7703

Aircraft

Aero Commander 112

Registration

N1029J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Junction → Neosho

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05FA192

2 people died.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper climb rate resulting in the airplane's wing colliding with a tree and subsequent impact with the ground. Contributing factors were the pilot's improper use of the airplane's flaps, and the rising terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 7,000-hour airline transport pilot, filed an IFR flight plan for a personal cross-country flight. An A&P mechanic at the airport, heard the airplane engine start and while the airplane was taxiing, he heard the pilot do a "rolling mag check" and then depart to the north. Several witnesses on a road just north of the airport, saw the airplane low and then impact a tree near a ridgeline. Photographs of the airplane, taken by one of the witnesses prior to the airplane's impact with the trees, revealed that the airplane's flaps were extended. An on-site examination of the airplane wreckage, found the flap jack-screw extended approximately 4 7/8 inches, corresponding to a flap setting of 35 degrees. Control continuity was established for all flight controls to the cockpit, except for the right wing aileron due to fire damage. Ground propeller scars were noted approximately 23 feet from the final resting area; several pieces of angular cut tree branches were along the wreckage path, prior to the ground scars. The Medical Examiner’s report lists the pilots manner of death as natural. Additionally, the report states that the pilot died as a result of cardiac arrhythmia due to a dilated cardiomyopathy; however, the timing of the cardiac event could not be conclusively determined. The density altitude was calculated to be 3,646 feet.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.