# Incident 20110206002449I: Aero Comman 112, Compton, CA, February 6, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2011, 22:11 local time
- Place: Compton, CA
- Airport: Woodley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8940° N, 118.2275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Compton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8940&lon=-118.2275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1104J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1104J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMAN 112
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,530 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110206002449I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED BVN, NEVADA 02/06/2011 IN A ROCKWELL COMMANDER AT 2010-LCL ACCORDING TO HIS WRITTEN REPORT. HE HAD RECEIVED A TELEPHONIC WEATHER BRIEFING PRIOR TO THE ROUTINE NIGHT VFR CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WITH 2 PAX ON-BOARD.UPON INITATING THE APPROACH AT CPM HE WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN A POSITIVE INDICATION THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN & LOCKED, AFTER REPEATED CYCLING OF THE LANDING GEAR. INDICATES HE USED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST DURING APPROACH. HE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC.THE PILOT SHUT-DOWN THE ENGINE PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN AND MADE A SOFT FIELD LANDING, RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE-GEAR DOORS AND THE ENGINE EXHAUST-STACK.THE NTSB RULED THIS WAS AN INCIDENT ON 02/08/2011.

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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