# NTSB NYC83LA164: Aero Commander 500, N100PV, Towanda, PA, July 3, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 3, 1983, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Towanda, PA
- Coordinates: 41.75925, -76.440277 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7593&lon=-76.4403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC83LA164
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35220/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA164

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, dual student (cause)
  - airspeed - misjudged, dual student (cause)
  - go-around - not performed (contributing factor)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING ARRIVAL ON A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, THE UNICOM ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN ULTRALIGHT OVERHEAD & WAS POSSIBLY LANDING. AS THE STUDENT WAS LANDING, AN ADDITIONAL UNICOM ADVISORY WAS RECEIVED CONCERNING THE ULTRALIGHT ACFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT (CFI) STATED THAT HE BECAME PREOCCUPIED SEARCHING FOR THE ULTRALIGHT & ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO TOUCH DOWN APRX 1000 FT DOWN THE RWY WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED. REPORTEDLY, HE DELAYED AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO AROUND. HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT, AND AFTER APPLYING MAX BRAKING, THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE RWY, HIT A ROCK PILE & WENT INTO A DITCH. THE CFI REPORTED A RIGHT X-WIND AT 5 KTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100PV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100PV-2012-05-04), registration cancelled 2012-05-04, S/N 784, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 500
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-500) (registry code 0141102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 784
- Airframe hours: 3365
- Engines: LYCOMING O-540-A2B 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Donald Simons
- Registered owner: Harry E. Price
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: BGM, BINGHAMTON, NY
- Airport: N27, Towanda, runway 22, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 2,742 total, 107 in this make and model, 2,320 as pilot in command, 199 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 75 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830703037079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830703037079A), Jul 3, 1983: Gulstm 500RKWELL, Towanda, PA, Substantial damage. Looking for traffic CFI allowed student land long and fast. Delayed go around. Aborted.overran runway into rock ditch

## Other investigations on N100PV (1)

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 ERA10WA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10WA498), Sep 23, 2010: Aero Commander 500 (N100PV), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 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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