- Date
- January 2, 1988, 15:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mineola Quitman, TX
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3709XAero Commander 100-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880102000099A
- Case key
- 22605
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a practice touch and go landing, the engine back fired and then surged. At about 150' AGL the engine RPM dropped about 80% and the pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in an open field. The aircraft flew over a trash dump and between two trees. While attempting to clear a fence the stall warning horn went off. The aircraft contacted the ground left main and wing first causing substantial damage. Examination of the engine found that the engine exhaust muffler had failed internally blocking the exhaust outlet.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3709X
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 100-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5010
- Airframe hours
- 2,178
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2F, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glen T. Clark
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · November 5, 1987 · 22 hours before
- Departed
- 3T1
- Destination
- 1N1 · Little Rock, AR
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 3T1 · Quitman Arpt., runway 36, 3,400 × 75 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,444 total · 22 in this make and model · 1,444 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 18 °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.