# Accident 20221013017509A: Aero Commander 100, Edgewater, FL, October 13, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2022, 17:02 local time
- Place: Edgewater, FL
- Airport: Massey Ranch Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9815° N, 80.9253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9815&lon=-80.9253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3885X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3885X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100 (registry code 0140202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 100
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221013017509A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS ASKED IF ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT, ENGINE, FLIGHT CONTROLS, ETC...  HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT CONFIRMED HE TOOK OFF WITH NO FLAPS AND HAD FULL FUEL ON THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO TAKE OFF.  HE STATED AFTER THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE AND HE WAS GETTING TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND AT APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED.  A VIDEO OF THE CRASH CAPTURED THE CRASH AND CONFIRMED THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO GAIN ALTITUDE, STALLED AND CRASHED. THE WINDSOCK IN THE VIDEO INDICATED LITTLE TO NO WIND AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH.

THE PILOT WAS ASKED IF HE PERFORMED A WEIGHT AND BALANCE PRIOR TO FLIGHT AND HE STATED HE HAD NOT AND DIDN’T ASK HIS PASSENGER HOW MUCH THEY WEIGHED. THE DOCUMENTS PRESENT WERE A PILOT OPERATING HANDBOOK (POH) THAT HE HAD PURCHASED ON EBAY, PILOT LOG AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS USING THE POH MANUAL FOR PERFORMANCE PLANNING. IT WAS NOTED TYPED VALUES ADDED FOR THE AIRCRAFT SPECIFICATIONS.  INSPECTORS DISCOVERED AN AS WEIGHED WEIGHT AND BALANCE FORM IN THE AIRCRAFT. IT WAS POINTED OUT TO THE PILOT THAT THE AS WEIGHED WEIGHT AND BALANCE SHOWED AN AIRCRAFT EMPTY WEIGHT OF 1531 POUNDS AND NOT THE 1280 POUNDS THAT WAS TYPED INTO THE POH. THE ONLY ENTRY IN THE PILOT LOGBOOK WAS 0.9 REFRESHER TRAINING ON 04/30/2022.  IT WAS NOTED THE LAST ANNUAL WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON JUNE 25, 2015.

THE PILOT’S 3RD CLASS MEDICAL PERFORMED ON 04/12/2022 WEIGHT WAS 228 LBS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FULL FUEL AND THE PASSENGER WEIGHT WAS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 250 IF NOT MORE.

THE PILOT CONCEDED THAT BASED ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVERWEIGHT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

## 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 ERA23LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA020), Oct 13, 2022: Aero Commander 100 (N3885X), New Smyrna Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the critical angle of attack during takeoff and corresponding stall/mush. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s operation of the airplane above the maximum specified…

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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