# Accident 20180726018029A: Aero Commander 560, Crestview, FL, July 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2018, 09:28 local time
- Place: Crestview, FL
- Airport: Bob Sykes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7789° N, 86.5222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7789&lon=-86.5222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2705B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2705B-2019-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 560 (registry code 0141402, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-560) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 560
- Reported engine: LYCOMING GO-480 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,420 total, 345 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180726018029A

## Narrative

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

DURING A FERRY FLIGHT FROM SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA (KSDL)TO GAINESVILLE FLORIDA (KGNV) THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT CRESTVIEW FLORIDA (KCEW) FOR AN ENROUTE FUEL STOP AND THE PILOT REPORTED RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN.

## 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 ERA18LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA201), Jul 26, 2018: Aero Commander 560 (N2705B), Crestview, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A collapse of the right main landing gear for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## Other reports on N2705B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880411013909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880411013909A), Apr 11, 1988: Gulstm 560 (N2705B), Bullhead City, AZ, Substantial damage. No hydraulics on climb. No brakes on landing. Hit hangar and aircraft. Loose actuator had cut hydraulic line.

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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