# Accident 20050417006219A: Bell P39, Fredricksburg, TX, April 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2005, 15:55 local time
- Place: Fredricksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2432° N, 98.9092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE COUNTY (T82), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2432&lon=-98.9092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6968, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6968) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell P39 (registry code 1180102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-p39) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison V1710 series (registry code 03001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-v1710-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL P39
- Reported engine: ALLSN V1710*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 121 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050417006219A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON MONDAY APRIL 17, 2005 N6968, A BELL AIRCOBRA WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND A T82, GILLESPIE COUNTY AIRPORT, FREDRICKSBURG TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT 600 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RWY 14 SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 FEET IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT MAIN AND THE NOSE GEAR LEAVING ONLY THE LEFT MAIN ON THE ASPHALT. IT CONTACTED TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS AND AT 2000 FEET IT VEERED SLIGHTLY LEFT AND MANAGED TO GET ALL EXCEPT THE RIGHT MAIN BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT. IT REMAINED IN THIS POSITION UNTIL THE 3000 FOOT AREA AT WHICH TIME IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. IT CONTINUED ACROSS THE GRASS, WENT BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE PAPI LIGHTS, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST IN A DEER FENCE (PERIMETER FENCE). THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET BEYOND THE END OF RUNWAY 14-32 AND 300 FEET TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR DOORS, RIGHT WING TIP, LEFT WING ROOT FAIRING, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE FENCE FIRST, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT AROUND TO THE RIGHT AND SENDING THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE FENCE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N6968 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100703050119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100703050119I), Jul 3, 2010: Bell P39 (N6968), Tyler, TX, Minor damage. On Saturday July 3, 2010 at 1500L aircraft N6968 (Bell P-39) departed san marcos, TX airport enroute to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport positioning in for an…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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