# Accident 20231218020439A: Aero Commander 100, Texarkana, AR, December 18, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2023, 17:29 local time
- Place: Texarkana, AR
- Airport: Texarkana Regional-Webb Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4536° N, 93.9908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4536&lon=-93.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4104X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4104X) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,358 total, 8 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231218020439A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN24LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA069), Dec 18, 2023: Aero Commander 100 (N4104X), Texarkana, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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