# Accident 19971005029929A: Slinds 100180, Auburn, NE, October 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1997, 12:20 local time
- Place: Auburn, NE
- Airport: Farington Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3800° N, 95.8404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3800&lon=-95.8404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4028X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4028X-1998-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100180
- Reported engine: LYC O360A2F
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 15,710 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971005029929A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH A SEMI TRUCK ON FINAL AT A SHORT LANDING STRIP. (.4)DURING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 20, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER THAT WAS TRAVELING WEST ON HIGHWAY 136 NEAR THE OVERRUN AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. DURING IMPACT, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE TRUCK'S SLEEPER COMPARTMENT AND A BACKHOE ON THE TRUCK'S TRAILER. AN EYEWITNESS SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE MADE ITS APPROACH TOO LOW TO THE HIGHWAY. THE RUNWAY OVERRUN AREA WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET FROM THE HIGHWAY. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. A CHECK OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE CONTROLS, AND ALL OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALY.

## 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 CHI98FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA010), Oct 5, 1997: Aero Commander 100-180 (N4028X), Auburn, NE, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged distance/altitude to the runway, while on final approach to land, allowing the airplane to get too low and collide with a truck. A related factor was: the proximity of the truck…

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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