- Date
- August 31, 1986, 14:50 local (21:50 UTC)
- Place
- Priest River, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4156XAero Commander 100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860831043419A
- Case key
- 40491
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was attempting to land while a thunderstorm was within two miles of the airport. Strong turbulence was present during the approach but the pilot elected to continue the approach. A strong downdraft occurred when the aircraft was about 50 feet AGL. The aircraft struck the ground hard, short of the runway, breaking off the nose gear and right main gear. The aircraft then slid a short distance coming to rest to the right of runway 19.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4156X
- Reported as
- Aero Commander 100
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 339
- Airframe hours
- 1,114
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bruce Shaw Chandler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 3, 1986 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- S86 · Sand Point, ID
- Destination
- 1S6 · Priest River, ID
- Airport
- 1S6 · Priest River, runway 19, 2,950 × 48 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 477 total · 165 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- 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.
Other investigations on N4156X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.