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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aero Commander S2R · Westbrooke, MN · August 15, 2018

Date
August 15, 2018 · 16:54 local
Place
Westbrooke, MN
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
6OBG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5521X
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN18LA332
Reported as
Aero Commander S2R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney GARRET
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
7,675 total430 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot aborted takeoff due to perceived loss of power. Aircraft then went off end of runway at high speed, and flipped over after travelling 600 feet through tall corn field. Aircraft appeared to be under full power with propeller three blades bent full back.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO PERCEIVED LOSS OF POWER. AIRCRAFT THEN WENT OFF END OF RUNWAY AT HIGH SPEED, AND FLIPPED OVER AFTER TRAVELLING 600 FEET THROUGH TALL CORN FIELD. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO BE UNDER FULL POWER WITH PROPELLER THREE BLADES BENT FULL BACK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N5521X · 4

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