# Accident 20180224005169A: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9, Bunn, NC, February 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2018, 10:45 local time
- Place: Bunn, NC
- Airport: Crooked Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9267° N, 78.2481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9267&lon=-78.2481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8401V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8401V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 (registry code 0144202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER CALLAIR A-9
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 12,251 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180224005169A

## Narrative

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

CALLAIR TOWING SCHWEIZER 2-33 GLIDER IN GUSTY CONDITIONS DEPARTING RUNWAY 22 AT CROOKED CREEK AIRPORT (7NC5).

STUDENT IN GLIDER WITH CFI MADE CORRECTIVE PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS BUT GLIDER NOT RESPONSIVE. GLIDER VEERED RIGHT, THEN UP AT EXTREEMES. CFI DEPLOYED BRAKES ATTEMPTING CORRECTIVE MANEUVER.

RELEASE MECHANISMS DID NOT RELEASE PROPERLY, TOW PLANE WING HIT TREE CONTACTED GROUND INVERTED.

## 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 ERA18LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA087), Feb 24, 2018: Aero Commander Callair A 9 (N8401V), Bunn, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider instructor's delayed remedial action when the glider became out of position during aerotow, which resulted in excessive side-loading of the release hook and a delay in the glider's release…

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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