# NTSB MKC80FCJ16: Aero Comndr 500B, N888CA, Omaha, NE, June 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1980
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80FCJ16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCJ16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1248  80/6/22    OMAHA,NE            AERO COMNDR 500B    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2140                    N888CA              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            38, 6554 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1317 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EPPLEY FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANSAS CITY,KS              OMAHA,NE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- NOSE LDG GEAR DRAG BRACE 1IN ABOVE CENTER,MANUAL STATES BRACE SHOULD BE 1.2 TO 1.4IN BELOW CENTER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N888CA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888CA-2015-05-21), registration cancelled 2015-05-21, S/N 1318-127, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMNDR 500B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500-b) (registry code 0141106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Eppley Field

## 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 19800622022519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800622022519A), Jun 22, 1980: Rkwell 500B, Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing. Found nose gear assembly misrigged.

## Other investigations on N888CA (2)

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 CEN11CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA136), Dec 28, 2010: Aero Commander 500-B (N888CA), Columbus, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel management which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB MKC78FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA025), Mar 7, 1978: Aero Comdr 500B (N888CA), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage

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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