Aero Commander 100 N3792X

Summary

On 3 July 2010 at about 13:45 local time, a Aero Commander 100 registered N3792X, operated by Gene S. Carmical, was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 July 2010 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Cheria Airport (N/A)

Coordinates

34.9711, -92.1819

Aircraft

Aero Commander 100

Registration

N3792X

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Gene S. Carmical

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jacksonville → Jacksonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA377

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate approach speed and his delayed decision not to initiate a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in the airplane type.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that he had landed the airplane at the private airstrip one time and then he elected to attempt another approach and landing from a different direction. He flew a steeper approach than before and set the flaps to full and the power to idle. The airplane did not settle to the runway and kept floating. The pilot determined that he could not safely go around and elected to land in an area of brush near the runway. During the landing the airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident and that he had little experience in this type of airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.