ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348132
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| Date: | Sunday 19 November 2023 |
| Time: | 11:26 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Commander 112 |
| Owner/operator: | Coltov LLC |
| Registration: | N1143J |
| MSN: | 143 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saluda County Airport (6J4), Saluda, SC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Saluda County Airport, SC (6J4) |
| Saluda County Airport, SC (6J4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and the flight instructor planned a flight itinerary that included multiple stops with the aim of the pilot receiving 7 hours of training in the airplane. Prior to the accident, the flight instructor learned that the pilot had not performed go-arounds or touch-and-go landings in the airplane make and model. Upon flying the airplane into the accident airport, the favorable weather conditions and lack of air traffic led them to decide to conduct the training in the traffic pattern there.
The first landing was made by the pilot to a full stop with taxi back. The second landing, which was a touch-and-go, was performed by the flight instructor. The third, followed by the fourth and final landing was performed by the pilot. During the fourth landing, with the wing flaps fully extended, the pilot lost directional control of the airplane and attempted to abort the landing as the airplane veered to the left (a right crosswind prevailed at that time). The pilot tried to correct back toward to the runway centerline, but the airplane went off the left side of the runway. The airplane then touched down in the grass, traveled down an embankment, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The airframe was substantially damaged during the accident sequence. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing in crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wltx.com/article/news/local/minor-injuries-saluda-county-plane-crash/101-729dd202-ae73-473b-a205-766c56fb6808
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193410
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N1143J/history/20231119/1437Z
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 December 2017 | N1143J | Lighthouse Aviation Inc. | 0 | NE of Chesapeake Regional Airport (KCPK), Norfolk, VA | |
non |
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Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Nov-2023 02:30 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Nov-2023 07:21 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities] |
| 20-Nov-2023 07:42 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 26-Nov-2023 08:17 | ayodehi | Updated [Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2023 13:50 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 01-Mar-2024 07:58 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 01-Mar-2024 07:59 | Captain Adam | Updated [Photo] |
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