# Accident 20020803023099A: Slinds 100ACMDR, Hadlock, WA, August 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2002, 09:00 local time
- Place: Hadlock, WA
- Airport: Sfs Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2117° N, 119.8442° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2117&lon=-119.8442&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3766X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3766X-2004-09-28) (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 100ACMDR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020803023099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27, THE AIRCRAFT'S DESCENT RATE INCREASED. THE PILOT ADDED POWER, HOWEVER THE DESCENT RATE WAS NOT ARRESTED. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A FIVE FOOT TALL FENCE APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED THE GROUND AND NOSED 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 SEA02LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA143), Aug 3, 2002: Aero Commander 100 (N3766X), Quincy, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper descent rate during the descent for landing. A proper glide path was not attained, inadequate remedial action, and a fence were factors.

## Other reports on N3766X (1)

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

- [Incident 19931012043289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931012043289I), Oct 12, 1993: Slinds 100ACMDR (N3766X), Anaconda, MT, Minor damage. Appears pilot made a hard landing. Nose gear and propeller damaged.

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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