- Date
- May 24, 1987, 12:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Alderwood Manor, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3768XAero Commander AC-100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870524078789A
- Case key
- 40629
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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.
Analysis
During takeoff on a short 1700 foot airstrip under no wind conditions, close to gross weight, the aircraft was not able to clear trees at the departure end of the runway. The pilot recognized this and reduced power for a precautionary landing onto an adjacent field. A hard landing then resulted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3768X
- Reported as
- Aero Commander AC-100
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 260
- Airframe hours
- 1,426
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David L. Hubert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 8, 1987 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- S13 · Alderwood Manor, WA
- Destination
- WA72 · Yelm, WA
- Airport
- S13 · Martha Lake, runway 34, 1,700 × 40 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
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,016 total · 405 in this make and model · 2,990 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °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 N3768X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.