# Accident 20150722015999A: Aero Commander 100, San Antonio, TX, July 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2015, 20:30 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3369° N, 98.4711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3369&lon=-98.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5542M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5542M-2021-07-03) (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: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 30 in this make and model, 79 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150722015999A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 22, 2015, AT 20:40 HOURS, AN AEROCOMMANDER 100, N5542M , CRASHED OFF RUNWAY 14 AT STINSON AIRPORT.   VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE PILOT DID NOT FILE A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, COMMERCIAL RATED, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN KSSF ON JULY 22, 2015

## 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 CEN15CA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA324), Jul 23, 2015: Aero Commander 100 (N5542M), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to attempt flight with an unairworthy airplane and improper starting procedure that resulted in an uncontrolled takeoff without the pilot aboard. Contributing was the…

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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