# Accident 20200327009259A: Aero Commander 500-B, Opalocka, FL, March 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2020, 00:15 local time
- Place: Opalocka, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ZJWA
- Location: 25.9072° N, 80.2831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9072&lon=-80.2831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N516DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N516DT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 500-B (registry code 0141106, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 500-B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,165 total, 193 in this make and model, 193 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200327009259A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT LOWER SURFACE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS ABLE TO GET AIRCRAFT BACK INTO THE AIR. PILOT THEN MADE ANOTHER APPROACH TO LANDING WITH THE GEAR DOWN AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. LOWER SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE HAD MAJOR DAMAGE.

THIS REPORT WAS AMENDED 09/23/2020.

## 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 ERA20CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA148), Mar 27, 2020: Aero Commander 500 (N516DT), Opalocka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear due to distraction and his delayed go-around, which allowed the airplane to get too low and contact the runway with the landing gear retracted.

## Other reports on N516DT (2)

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

- [Incident 20061012022879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061012022879I), Oct 12, 2006: Gulstm 500B (N516DT), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. (-23) On October 12, 2006, at 2110 local time, aircraft N516DT nose landing gear tire blew on landing causing minor damage to the wheel assembly.
- [Incident 20060417004499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060417004499I), Apr 17, 2006: Gulstm 500B (N516DT), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. (-23) During an approach to land, the nose wheel position light indicated a malfunction. After trouble shooting the system, the pilot made two "fly-bys" the…

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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