# Accident 19920915040809A: Slinds 100A, Panacea, FL, September 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1992, 13:25 local time
- Place: Panacea, FL
- Airport: Wakulla County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0304° N, 84.3806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0304&lon=-84.3806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3791X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3791X-2012-11-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100 (registry code 0140202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100A
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915040809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE STEERING ROD FAILED LANDING IN QUARTERING TAILWIND. NOSE WHEEL CASTERED CAUSED NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. NOSE OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA92LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA181), Sep 15, 1992: Aero Commander 100 (N3791X), Panacea, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR PUSH/PULL ROD END BEARING FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## Other reports on N3791X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19940528023412I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940528023412I), May 28, 1994: Slinds 100ACMDR (N3791X), Westminister, MD, Minor damage. Collided in flight with a Cessna 152. Evasive action but prop struck top of rudder on 152. Both landed safely.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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