# Accident 20150819014039A: Aero Commander 500-B, Dallesport, WA, August 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Dallesport, WA
- Airport: Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VNBA
- Location: 45.6194° N, 121.1683° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6194&lon=-121.1683&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1010F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1010F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 500-B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150819014039A

## Narrative

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

AT UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT PILOT MADE RADIO CALL TO TAXI FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 31.  AT DEPARTURE END OF 31 PILOT MADE RADIO CALL FOR TAKEOFF FROM 31.  A CONTRACTOR IN TRUCK MADE RADIO CALL AND IMMEDIATELY CROSSED INTO ACTIVE AT INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY 7/25.  PILOT WAS PAST TAKEOFF ABORT POINT AND ROTATED AIRCRAFT EARLY AS AN EMERGENCY ACTION.  AIRCRAFT TAIL MOUNTED ANTENNAE DRUG ON RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK AND AIRCRAFT BELLY DRUG ON RUNWAY AS AIRCRAFT STARTED CLIMBING AND MISSED TRUCK.

## 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 GAA15CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA262), Aug 19, 2015: Aero Commander 500 B (N1010F), The Dalles, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A motor vehicle's runway incursion causing the premature rotation of the departing airplane, which resulted in a tail strike.

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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