NTSB Identification: CEN12LA192
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, January 28, 2012 in Seguin, TX
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/29/2012
Aircraft: AERO COMMANDER 100, registration: N5551M
Injuries: 1 Minor.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
According to the pilot, the engine lost power shortly after takeoff. During the forced landing to a field, the airplane struck a wire fence and nosed over. The weather and the field conditions where the airplane nosed over prevented the recovery of the airplane and hindered investigators in examining the engine and fuel system. A review of the carburetor icing probability chart revealed that the airplane was not operating in an area favorable for the formation of carburetor icing.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
On January 28, 2012, at 1023 central standard time, an Aero Commander 100, N5551M, was substantially damaged during a forced landing to a field near Seguin, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot received minor injuries. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 without a flight plan. The flight had just departed a private airstrip near Page, Texas, and was en route to Huber Airpark, Seguin, Texas.
According to the pilot, the engine lost power shortly after takeoff. The pilot did not observe a mechanical noise, surging, or backfiring with the loss of engine power. During the forced landing to a field the airplane struck a wire fence and nosed over. The vertical stabilizer was crushed and the firewall was wrinkled.
The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who responded to the accident reported that the airplane had not been flown since its last annual inspection in June of 2011. He stated that 10 gallons of fuel were added to the right wing and the purpose of the flight was to relocate the airplane to a nearby airport for more fuel. The pilot stated that the engine ran for 15 minutes on the ground, without any problems, prior to departure.
The weather and the field conditions where the airplane nosed over prevented the recovery of the airplane and hindered investigators in examining the engine and fuel system.
A review of the carburetor icing probability chart, located in the FAA's Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin CE-09-35, dated 6/30/2009, revealed that the airplane was not operating in an area favorable for the formation of carburetor icing.
William Bell, pilot and owner of an airplane that crash-landed Saturday morning south of Farm Road 78 west of McQueeney, retrieves some of his belongings from the plane, an Aero Commander 100. Bell suffered a bloodied nose in the crash but declined to be transported by Seguin EMS.
GUADALUPE COUNTY, Texas - A pilot crashed his small plane in a field near McQueeney in Guadalupe County Saturday morning.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said the plane crashed around 10 a.m. in a field off F.M. 78 and Highway 725.
The pilot said he had just taken off from a private airstrip and was headed for Seguin when the plane developed engine trouble.
He said he tried to land in a field, but clipped a wire causing the plane to flip and crash.
The pilot had a bloody nose but was otherwise unhurt.
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