20231119020459A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aero Commander 112 · Saluda, SC · November 19, 2023

Date
November 19, 2023 · 11:26 local
Place
Saluda, SC
Airport
Saluda County Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1143J
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA24LA044
Reported as
Aero Commander 112
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
256 total19 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On November 19, 2023 at approximately 1126 hours local, a Aero Commander 112 sustained substantial damaged when the aircraft veered left off runway 01, continued down an embankment and came to rest inverted. The privacy data omitted/pilot was conducting training with a certified flight instructor (CFI) to get checked out in the aircraft. The pilot had successfully completed several landings to a full stop. During the pilots first attempt at a touch and go, the pilot experienced a loss of directional control and veered left off the runway. The aircraft veered back towards the center line of the runway then back to the left, down an embankment and coming to rest inverted. One minor injury was sustained.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 19, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1126 HOURS LOCAL, A AERO COMMANDER 112 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY 01, CONTINUED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^/PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TRAINING WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) TO GET CHECKED OUT IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED SEVERAL LANDINGS TO A FULL STOP. DURING THE PILOTS FIRST ATTEMPT AT A TOUCH AND GO, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED BACK TOWARDS THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY THEN BACK TO THE LEFT, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND COMING TO REST INVERTED. ONE MINOR INJURY WAS SUSTAINED.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N1143J · 2

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