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FAA accident report · Aero Commander 100 · Hillman, MN · November 10, 2001

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Date
November 10, 2001 · 10:30 local
Place
Hillman, MN
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3761X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI02LA030
Fatal injuries
0
N3761XRegistration cancelled May 16, 2002 · Aero Commander 100S/N 251 · Built 1968Airframe modelAero Commander 100Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Aircraft took-off to the south from grass strip. Pilot and 2 passengers were on board with approximately 35 gallons of fuel. Passenger weights were 200 pounds each. Pilot weight 170 pounds. Aircraft weight and balance was checked and found to be within limits. Aircraft reached 30-50 feet, right wing stalled. Pilot tried to correct by adding left aileron and putting nose down slightly. Right wing struck ground and aircraft spun to right ending up in a plowed field. Aircraft was substantially damaged. (.19) on November 10, 2001, at 1030 central standard time, an aero commander 100, N3761X, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it impacted the ground after takeoff from a private airstrip near Hillman, Minnesota. The north-south oriented turf runway is about 2,200 feet long and 75 feet wide, and the takeoff was made to the south. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. The pilot and two passengers reveived minor injuries. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF TO THE SOUTH FROM GRASS STRIP. PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD WITH APPROXIMATELY 35 GALLONS OF FUEL. PASSENGER WEIGHTS WERE 200 POUNDS EACH. PILOT WEIGHT 170 POUNDS. AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AND BALANCE WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. AIRCRAFT REACHED 30-50 FEET, RIGHT WING STALLED. PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT BY ADDING LEFT AILERON AND PUTTING NOSE DOWN SLIGHTLY. RIGHT WING STRUCK GROUND AND AIRCRAFT SPUN TO RIGHT ENDING UP IN A PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 10, 2001, AT 1030 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, AN AERO COMMANDER 100, N3761X, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER TAKEOFF FROM A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP NEAR HILLMAN, MINNESOTA. THE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED TURF RUNWAY IS ABOUT 2,200 FEET LONG AND 75 FEET WIDE, AND THE TAKEOFF WAS MADE TO THE SOUTH. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REVEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI02LA030Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHillman, MNThe inadvertent stall by the pilot. Factors were the tailwind, and the improper decision of the pilot to takeoff with a tailwind.Nov 10, 2001 · Substantial damage