# Accident 20220922021709A: Commander Aircraft Co 114TC, Savoy, TX, September 22, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 2022, 15:40 local time
- Place: Savoy, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6141° N, 96.3576° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6141&lon=-96.3576&mi=10
- Aircraft: N495TC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N495TC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commander 114TC (registry code 0145002, https://openairdocs.org/model/commander-114tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMMANDER AIRCRAFT CO 114TC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA429) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220922021709A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT WAS VFR TKI-TKI.  DOING SLOW AIR WORK.  ENGINE STARTED TO VIBRATE AND RUN ROUGH.  CHECKED FUEL SWITCH AND WAS ON "BOTH".  TURNED ON AUX PUMP, DID NOT HELP.  WENT FULL RICH, DID NOT HELP.  GAVE THROTTLE AND ENGINE DIED.  OCCURED 30 MINS INTO FLIGHT.  NO SMELL, NO FLUID SPREY.  DID TAKE 3 LOCAITON FUEL SAMPLE DURING PREFLIGHT.  AIRCRAFT 6-8 HOURS OUT OF ANNUAL.  LANDED ON HWY 82 AND THEN STEERED INTO CENTER MEDIAN TO AVOID TRAFFIC.  IT SLOPED MEDIAN RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  PILOT TURNED OFF BATT AND IGNITION AFTER LANDING.

## 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 CEN22LA429](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA429), Sep 22, 2022: Commander 114TC (N495TC), Savoy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

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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