Commander Aircraft 114TC accident near Hutchinson, KS
On November 3, 2003, a Commander Aircraft 114TC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hutchinson, KS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- November 3, 2003
- Place
- Hutchinson, KS
- Aircraft
- Commander Aircraft 114TC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.068°N, 97.854°W
- NTSB ID
- 20031114X01904
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On November 2, 2003, at 1847 central standard time, a Commander Aircraft 114TC, N6107Z, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed during an in-flight collision with terrain at the Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT), Hutchinson, Kansas. Night instrument meteorological conditions (IMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. The business flight was operating under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 while on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed Wiley Post Airport (PWA), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at 1737. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) transcripts, the pilot had been cleared for the instrument landing system (ILS) approach to runway 13 at HUT. The pilot had flown the approach and subsequently reported going missed approach after passing the middle marker. The following is a summary of the voice communications between the pilot of the accident airplane (N6107Z), Wichita Approach Control (ICT-Approach), and Hutchinson Control Tower (HUT-Tower): At 1814:10 (hhmm:ss), N6107Z contacted ICT-Approach and was told to expect the ILS runway 13 approach into HUT. At 1815:42, ICT-Approach relayed the current weather conditions at HUT to N6107Z: Wind 040 degrees true at 07 knots; 1-1/4 statute mile (sm) visibility with mist; overcast ceiling at 200 feet above ground (agl); temperature 6 degrees Celsius; dew point 6 degrees Celsius; altimeter 30.03 inches-of-mercury. Wind direction was variable between 010 and 080 degrees true. At 1821:45, ICT-
Probable cause
The pilot's diverted attention during the missed approach which resulted in aircraft control not being maintained. Factors to the accident included the pilot not being current for instrument operations and the low cloud ceiling at night.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
