# Accident 20120128009849A: Aero Commander 100, Seguine, TX, January 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2012, 10:23 local time
- Place: Seguine, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5667° N, 97.9500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5667&lon=-97.9500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5551M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5551M-2013-01-31) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120128009849A

## Narrative

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

N551M DEPARTED A PRIVATE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 10:20 AM FOR HUBER AIRPARK TO REFUEL.THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST BEEN PURCHASED FROM THE OWNER OF THE PRIVATE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUETS AFTER TAKE OFF, AT 1,000 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL WAS ON THE FULLEST TANK AND THAT HE CHECKED THE MAGNETOS. THE PILOT IDENTIFIED A LANDING AREA BUT FAILED TO NOTICE THE ELECTRIC STOCK FENCE RUNNING ACROSS THE FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE FENCE WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.

## 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 CEN12LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA192), Jan 28, 2012: Aero Commander 100 (N5551M), Seguin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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