# Accident 20220813014559A: Aero Commander 100-180, Pueblo, CO, August 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2022, 08:08 local time
- Place: Pueblo, CO
- Airport: Pueblo Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2864° N, 104.5053° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2864&lon=-104.5053&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3727X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3727X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 100-180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,744 total, 2 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA390) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220813014559A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA390), Aug 13, 2022: Aero Commander 100-180 (N3727X), Pueblo, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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