What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On November 10, 1999, at 1130 central standard time, a Bellanca 8GCBC, N55035, veered off the runway and collided with an adjacent ditch at the longwood airport in Hollandale, Mississippi. The instructional flight was operated by longwood flying service, under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The certified flight instructor and the student pilot were not injured. The flight departed the longwood airport, a private airport, in Hollandale, Mississippi, at 1000. Reportedly, the airplane had touched down on runway 26 and was on landing roll-out when it veered off the runway and collided with a ditch. (.4)after several takeoffs and landings at the municipal airport, they returned to the private airport. Upon arriving, the pilot established an approach for a wheel landing on the north runway. During the touchdown phase of the wheel landing, the airplane bounced. According the certified flight instructor, 'I attempted to recover the airplane, but he ,the student pilot, di d not relinquish the controls.' The airplane veered off the eastern edge of the runway and collided with a ditch. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilots. (-23)during landing roll out the student failed to release the controls to the instructor due to gust of wind. Aircraft ran off edge of runway and into ditch causing substaintial damage to aircraft. No injuries to student or instructor.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON NOVEMBER 10, 1999, AT 1130 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BELLANCA 8GCBC, N55035, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN ADJACENT DITCH AT THE LONGWOOD AIRPORT IN HOLLANDALE, MISSISSIPPI. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY LONGWOOD FLYING SERVICE, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND THE STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE LONGWOOD AIRPORT, A PRIVATE AIRPORT, IN HOLLANDALE, MISSISSIPPI, AT 1000. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRPLANE HAD TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 26 AND WAS ON LANDING ROLL-OUT WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. (.4)AFTER SEVERAL TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, THEY RETURNED TO THE PRIVATE AIRPORT. UPON ARRIVING, THE PILOT ESTABLISHED AN APPROACH FOR A WHEEL LANDING ON THE NORTH RUNWAY. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF THE WHEEL LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED. ACCORDING THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, 'I ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER THE AIRPLANE, BUT HE ,THE STUDENT PILOT, DI D NOT RELINQUISH THE CONTROLS.' THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOTS. (-23)DURING LANDING ROLL OUT THE STUDENT FAILED TO RELEASE THE CONTROLS TO THE INSTRUCTOR DUE TO GUST OF WIND. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY AND INTO DITCH CAUSING SUBSTAINTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO STUDENT OR INSTRUCTOR.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.