# Accident 20110720014749A: Aero Commander 100, Llano, TX, July 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2011, 09:00 local time
- Place: Llano, TX
- Airport: Llano Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7844° N, 98.6603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7844&lon=-98.6603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3656X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3656X-2011-08-22) (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: AERO COMMANDER 100
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA503) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110720014749A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD 10 HOURS IN AIRCRAFT, JUST PURCHASED. HIRED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FOR CHECK OUT, PERFORMING TO/GO AT THE GRASS STRIP IN LLANO, BOTH PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ARE AWARE OF THE TIRES THAT MARK THE THRESHOLD OF RWY13, ON APPROACH RIGHT TIRE HIT TIRE, AIRCRAFT WENT UP AND TO THE RIGHT AND BACK TO THE GROUND, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE PILOT I HAVE THE AIRCRAFT, FELT HE HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO KEEP FLYING. HIT SMALL TREE AND THEN INTO THE LARGER TREES COMING TO A STOP ABOUT 2000 FEET ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, NO INJURIES. MAJOR DAMAGE TO 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 CEN11CA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA503), Jul 20, 2011: Aero Commander 100 (N3656X), Llano, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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