# NTSB ATL85LA048: Aero Commander 1121, N454SR, Salisbury, NC, March 1, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 1, 1984
- Place: Salisbury, NC
- Location: 35.6459° N, 80.5203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MID-CAROLINA RGNL (RUQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6459&lon=-80.5203&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6718
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA048
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6718/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA048

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

IN MARCH, 1984, N454SR REPORTEDLY SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED BY A FORMER FAA INSPECTOR ON 11/29/84.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N454SR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 1121
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 79
- Engines: GE CJ-610-1 2850 horsepower turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Lincoln Log Systems,Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: RUQ, Rowan Co.

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 45; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.

## Weather

- Conditions: Not reported

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.

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