- Date
- May 28, 1984, 09:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place
- Morrilton, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1045JAero Commander 112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840528018899A
- Case key
- 33690
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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.
Loss of engine power
Engine assembly - undeterminedCause
Altitude - inadequateFactor
Forced landing
Undershoot
Gear collapsed
Landing gear - overload
Analysis
On short final the plt advanced the throttle to maintain alt but the engine failed to respond. Power remained at idle RPM and the acft landed short of the rwy. On touchdown the landing gear sank in the soft ground and all three gears were broken off. Examination of the engine and fuel revealed no preimpact failure or deficiency.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1045J
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45
- Airframe hours
- 914
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Floyd R. Trafford
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 19, 1984 · 4 hours before
- Airport
- 91M · Morrilton Muni, runway 27, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,316 total · 3 in this make and model · 1,212 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.