20231218020439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aero Commander 100 · Texarkana, AR · December 18, 2023

Date: December 18, 2023 · 17:29 local
Place: Texarkana, AR
Airport: Texarkana Regional-Webb Field
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4104X
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN24LA069
Reported as: Aero Commander 100
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,358 total8 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days

N4104XRegistered now · Aero Commander 100S/N 201 · Built 1968 Airframe modelAero Commander 100 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On December 18, 2023, at approximately 1729 CST, an Aero Commander 100 with a pending registration and operated by commercial/flight instructor rated pilot, while performing an introduction flight for a new aircraft type to a current student, planned departure from Texarkana, AR (txk) runway 31 and planned pattern to return to runway 31 for full stop landing. During takeoff roll the instructor pilot took control and took off entering a left downwind for runway 31 and lost situational awareness, added full flaps, and attempted to land runway 4, full engine power was applied with correction to flight path to resume downwind runway 31. With full power applied and full flaps the aircraft would not climb and impacted trees approximately 0.34 miles from runway 4 on a heading of 094 degrees. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot and student sustained minor scratches and bruises.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 18, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1729 CST, AN AERO COMMANDER 100 WITH A PENDING REGISTRATION AND OPERATED BY COMMERCIAL/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RATED PILOT, WHILE PERFORMING AN INTRODUCTION FLIGHT FOR A NEW AIRCRAFT TYPE TO A CURRENT STUDENT, PLANNED DEPARTURE FROM TEXARKANA, AR (TXK) RUNWAY 31 AND PLANNED PATTERN TO RETURN TO RUNWAY 31 FOR FULL STOP LANDING. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT TOOK CONTROL AND TOOK OFF ENTERING A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 31 AND LOST SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, ADDED FULL FLAPS, AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND RUNWAY 4, FULL ENGINE POWER WAS APPLIED WITH CORRECTION TO FLIGHT PATH TO RESUME DOWNWIND RUNWAY 31. WITH FULL POWER APPLIED AND FULL FLAPS THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB AND IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 0.34 MILES FROM RUNWAY 4 ON A HEADING OF 094 DEGREES. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND STUDENT SUSTAINED MINOR SCRATCHES AND BRUISES.

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 CEN24LA069Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTexarkana, ARThe pilot’s improper decision to attempt a go-around with full flaps extended, which resulted in decreased climb performance and led to a collision with trees.Dec 18, 2023 · Substantial damage