20011006029759I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Slinds 100-180 · Delta, UT · October 6, 2001

Date: October 6, 2001 · 15:45 local
Place: Delta, UT
Airport: Delta Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4209X
Reported as: Slinds 100180
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A2F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 224 total22 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N4209XRegistered now · Aero Commander 100-180S/N 5209 · Built 1971 Airframe modelAero Commander 100-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft was on a flight from spanish fork, Utah to Delta, Utah. On turning final the airspeed was approximately 80, throttle was at engine idle and no flaps. The pilot estimated the head wind to be 15 to 20 KTS at 120 to 130 degrees. As the aircraft was flaring at 20 to 30 feet AGL the stall warning sounded. At this time the pilot stated that he looked at the wind sox and it indicated that no wind was blowing. The aircraft stalled and hit the runway hard collapsing the right main gear, breaking off the nose gear, and damaging the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FLIGHT FROM SPANISH FORK, UTAH TO DELTA, UTAH. ON TURNING FINAL THE AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 80, THROTTLE WAS AT ENGINE IDLE AND NO FLAPS. THE PILOT ESTIMATED THE HEAD WIND TO BE 15 TO 20 KTS AT 120 TO 130 DEGREES. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLARING AT 20 TO 30 FEET AGL THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LOOKED AT THE WIND SOX AND IT INDICATED THAT NO WIND WAS BLOWING. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND HIT THE RUNWAY HARD COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, BREAKING OFF THE NOSE GEAR, AND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER.