# Accident 20161130018859A: Aero Commander 690, Scottsdale, AZ, November 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2016, 15:45 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6136° N, 111.9214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6136&lon=-111.9214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9175N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9175N-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 690 (registry code 0141720, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-690) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 690
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 350 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161130018859A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 21 AND AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT GOING INTO AN AREA CALLED THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA (RSA).  THE PILOT HAD BOTH ENGINES IN BETA WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE RSA NEAR A11 HIGH SPEED RUNWAY EXIT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUNK INTO THE RSA MATERIAL OF 3-4? DIAMETER ROCKS WHICH WERE THROWN INTO THE AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE.  THE RSA MATERIAL SEVERLY DAMAGED BOTH PROPELLERS, PUNCHED HOLES THROUGH THE FUSELAGE, AND THREW ROCKS THROUGH THE CABIN.

## 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 WPR17LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA030), Dec 1, 2016: Aero Commander 690 (N9175N), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the runway excursion onto the rock-covered runway safety area.

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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