- Date
- July 15, 1983, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6256DAero Commander 680
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830715033029A
- Case key
- 5936
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Before takeoff, the acft had aprx 40 gal of fuel in the main tanks & 10 gal was added to each of the auxiliary tanks. The plt took off in hazy conditions for a short flt of apprx 10 min. While on downwind for a landing, he switched from the auxiliary to the main tanks. As the acft turned to final apch, both engs lost power, simultaneously. The plt was unable to start the engs & landed the acft short of the rwy. During the landing roll, the left main gear failed. An examination of the engs & fuel sys revealed no preimpact discrepancies. The right eng was started & it operated normally. The left eng could not be started due to impact damage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6256D
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 680
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 524-194
- Airframe hours
- 4,320
- Engine
- Lycoming GSO-480-31A6, 340 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Alton Davis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1983 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- 64A · Jacksonville, AL
- Destination
- AL
- Airport
- 64A · Jacksonville Muni, runway 27, 3,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,263 total · 176 in this make and model · 1,160 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6256D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.