# Accident 20110521009319A: Aero Commander 100-180, Albany, OH, May 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2011, 15:45 local time
- Place: Albany, OH
- Airport: Ohio University Snyder Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2117° N, 82.2292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2117&lon=-82.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4016X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4016X-2012-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 100-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A2F
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 78 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA352) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110521009319A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/21/2011 AT ABOUT 1545 LOCAL TIME, AN AERO COMMANDER 100-180 "LARK", N4016X, S/N 5148 DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT OHIO UNIVERSITY SNYDER FIELD (UNI) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 25. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED NEW LEXINGTON, OH (I86) WITH A DESTINATION OF UNI. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.PILOT MADE A HIGH APPROACH WITHOUT THE USE OF FLAPS.  LANDED HARD COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE NOSE GEAR, DAMAGING THE FIREWALL, LOWER FORWARD FUSELAGE, AND THE PROPELLER.WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT MADE A STEEP, HIGH, AND FAST APPROACH.

## 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 CEN11LA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA352), May 21, 2011: Aero Commander 100-180 (N4016X), Athens, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed in the flare which resulted in a stall and a hard landing.

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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