# Accident 20110504008339A: Commander Aircraft Co 114-B, Sandusky, OH, May 4, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2011, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sandusky, OH
- Airport: Griffing Sandusky
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4333° N, 82.6522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4333&lon=-82.6522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N114JG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114JG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commander 114-B (registry code 0145001, https://openairdocs.org/model/commander-114-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMMANDER AIRCRAFT CO 114-B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 711 total, 353 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110504008339A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOSS CONTROL UPON LANDING DUE TO CROSSWIND.  THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING WEST TO EAST ON THE RUNWAY AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN TO A GRASS FIELD.

## 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 CEN11LA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA320), May 4, 2011: Commander 114-B (N114JG), Sandusky, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate directional control while landing in a variable crosswind.

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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