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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aero Commander 100-180 · Pueblo, CO · August 13, 2022

Date: August 13, 2022 · 08:08 local
Place: Pueblo, CO
Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3727X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN22LA390
Reported as: Aero Commander 100-180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,744 total2 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N3727XRegistered now · Aero Commander 100-180S/N 5033 · Built 1968 Airframe modelAero Commander 100-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On aug 13, 2022 at approximately 0808 MST aircraft privacy data omitted failed to obtain sufficient power and stalled/lost control immediately after takeoff. The flight instructor was attempting to demonstrate how to perform soft field take off and landings to the student pilot. Neither of the pilots were injured and the aircraft sustained significant damage to the left landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUG 13, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 0808 MST AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FAILED TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT POWER AND STALLED/LOST CONTROL IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEMONSTRATE HOW TO PERFORM SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS TO THE STUDENT PILOT. NEITHER OF THE PILOTS WERE INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN22LA390Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPueblo, COThe flight instructor’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the demonstrated soft-field takeoff, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall.Aug 13, 2022 · Substantial damage