# Accident 20170624008629A: Aero Commander Div 200D, Panama City, FL, June 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2017, 13:17 local time
- Place: Panama City, FL
- Airport: Northwest Florida Beaches International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0000° N, 85.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0000&lon=-85.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N929DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N929DM-2023-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 200D (registry code 0140312, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER DIV 200D
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL IO-520-A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 20 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170624008629A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET MSL AND 4 NM FROM KECP WHILE ON  A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16, PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.  PILOT LEANED THE MIXTURE TO NO EFFECT.  PILOT THEN PUSHED ALL ENGINE CONTROLS FORWARD, ALSO WITH NO EFFECT.  ENGINE CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON ROAD BUT WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR POWERLINES.  AIRPLANE LANDED BETWEEN POWERLINES AND TREELINE.  PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT INCLUDED: BROKEN NOSE WHEEL, UNDERSIDE FUSELAGE METAL BENT, BOTH WINGS BENT AND BROKEN AT SPAR ATTACH POINT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO FUEL IN LEFT MAIN TANK.  AIRCRAFT RECOVERY TEAM DRAINED FUEL FROM RIGHT MAIN AND AUX TANKS BUT NOT LEFT MAIN OR AUX TANKS.  SOME FUEL WAS NOTED ON THE GROUND AROUND THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ERA17LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA212), Jun 24, 2017: Aero Commander 200D (N929DM), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to use the emergency checklist to…

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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