# Accident 20101227054099A: Aero Comman 500-B, Columbus, OH, December 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2010, 22:45 local time
- Place: Columbus, OH
- Airport: Ohio State University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 40.0797° N, 83.0728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0797&lon=-83.0728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N888CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888CA-2015-05-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMAN 500-B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,700 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101227054099A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A DOWN WIND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 27L AT OSU THE PILOT OF N888CA DECLARED AN EMERGENCY.  THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED SHARPLY ON THE BASE LEG HITTING THE GROUND ON AIRPORT PROPERTY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN11CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA136), Dec 28, 2010: Aero Commander 500-B (N888CA), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## Other reports on N888CA (4)

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

- [Incident 19990505016499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990505016499I), May 5, 1999: Gulstm 500B (N888CA), St Paul, MN. During cruise flight, number 2 engine RPM decreased from 2300 RPM to 1100 RPM in 2 seconds. Pilot was unable to restore engine power. Propeller was feathered…
- [Accident 19800622022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622022519A), Jun 22, 1980: Rkwell 500B (N888CA), Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Found nose gear assembly misrigged.
- [Incident 19781205022419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781205022419I), Dec 5, 1978: Rkwell 500B (N888CA), St Louis, MO. Nose gear extended in flight due to loss of hydraylic pressure. Landed safely. Line chafed by aileron cable.
- [Accident 19780307004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780307004969A), Mar 7, 1978: Rkwell 500B (N888CA), Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 15KTS.foot high piles of snow removed from rwy afcident.

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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