# NTSB CEN20CA299: Rockwell 112, N1013J, Tomball, TX, July 22, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 21, 2020, 21:53 local (Jul 22, 2020, 02:53 UTC)
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Coordinates: 30.0635, -95.5532
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0635&lon=-95.5532&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 101651
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20CA299
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101651/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101651
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA299

## Probable cause

The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the landing and subsequent go around.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aero Commander 112, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0144701), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Aero Commander 112, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=0144701), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Aero Commander 112, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=0144701), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Aero Commander 112, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=0144701), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Aero Commander 112, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=0144701), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, while attempting to land on runway 17R, the airplane encountered a crosswind and began “crabbing to the right.” He applied full power to go around, and the airplane lifted off, but it was then “pushed,” and right main landing gear (MLG) impacted a sign. The left wing then hit the runway, followed by the left MLG and nosewheel. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wing spars and the left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The recorded wind at the time of the accident was from 080° at 9 knots. The pilot estimated that the wind gusted to 22 knots; there were no wind gusts recorded around the time of the accident.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1013J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1013J-2023-04-15), registration cancelled 2023-04-15, S/N 13, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Rockwell 112 (Undesignat)
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 112](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (registry code 0144701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 13
- Year built: 1972
- Airframe hours: 1834.59
- Engines: Lycoming IO=360-C1D6 200 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 28, 2020, 21.5 hours before
- Departed: BRO, Brownsville, TX
- Destination: DWH, Tomball, TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: DWH, David Wayne Hooks Memorial, runway 17R, 7,009 × 100 ft, concrete
- Equipment: ADS-B, Handheld GPS

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review June 11, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 199 total, 28 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night
- Wind: 80° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter: 29.92 inHg
- Observed at: DWH

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20200721011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200721011639A), Jul 21, 2020: Aero Commander 112, Spring, TX, Substantial damage. On 7/21/2020 at 2210 CDT, a rockwell commander model 112, s/n 13, N1013J, was attempting to land on runway 17R at david wayne hooks airport (kdwh), when the…

## Docket (6 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 10, 2021, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101651. 4.0 MB in all.

- NTSB form 6120.1-2, pilot-operator aircraft accident report (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11491761&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=%5B3a%5DNTSB%20Form%206120.1-2,%20Pilot-Operator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Pilot's statement to FAA and diagrams (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11492052&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=(4a)Pilot%27s%20Statement%20to%20FAA%20and%20Diagrams_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- FAA inspector's report (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 49 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11492154&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=(5)FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Report-Rel.pdf
- Crosswind component chart (item 4, PDF, 1 page, 351 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11949293&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Crosswind%20Coponent%20Chart-Rel.pdf
- Excerpt from pilot's operating handbook (item 5, PDF, 1 page, 357 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=11948959&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Crosswind%20Component-Rel.pdf
- Accident report photographs (item 6, PDF, 3 pages, 3 photos, 231 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=12024771&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=(7)Accident%20Report%20Photographs-Rel.pdf

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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