# NTSB SEA89LA097: Aero Commander 112, N1068J, Boulder City, NV, June 4, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 3, 1989, 19:33 local (Jun 4, 1989, 02:33 UTC)
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Coordinates: 35.989784, -114.809715 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9898&lon=-114.8097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 23, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 41022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA89LA097
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/41022/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA097

## Probable cause

POOR JUDGEMENT OF THE PILOT BY FLYING, WHILE IMPAIRED FROM CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL,  AND HIS DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.   RELATED FACTORS WERE: LIGHT CONDITIONS AT DUSK,  UNFAVORABLE WINDS,  AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT WHILE LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing

## Analysis

ACCORDING TO THE PLT, WHEN HE WAS FLARING TO LAND ON RWY 3 AT DUSK, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE ACFT TO THE RIGHT. HE SAID HE APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND, BUT WAS TOO LOW & SLOW TO REGAIN ALTITUDE.  SUBSEQUENTLY, A WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND, SWINGING THE ACFT AROUND, & IT CRASH LANDED. THE PLT RPRTD THE PREVAILING WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH AT 8 KTS.  AUTHORITIES, WHO ARRIVED AFTER THE ACCIDENT, RPRTD THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KTS. A POLICE OFFICER, WHO WAS THE 1ST TO ARRIVE, NOTED A STRONG ODOR OF ALCOHOL FROM THE PLT & THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO WALK NORMALLY (WITHOUT STAGGERING), ALTHOUGH HE WAS NOT INJURED. OTHER OFFICIALS CORROBORATED THE POLICE OFFICER'S OBSERVATION. THE PLT REFUSED TO TAKE A BREATHALYZER TEST.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1068J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1068J-2014-09-08), registration cancelled 2014-09-08, S/N 136, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER 112
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 112](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (registry code 0144701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 136
- Airframe hours: 1750
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ronald L. Olinger
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Airport: BLO, Boulder, runway 3, 2,965 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 1,600 total, 700 in this make and model, 1,500 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 20 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 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 19890603027129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603027129A), Jun 3, 1989: Gulstm 112A, Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. Dragged a wing and ground looped on landing. Blamed windshear, landed downwind. Arrested for flying intoxicated.

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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