# Accident 20090529017309A: Coytej T18, Granbury, TX, May 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2009, 17:45 local time
- Place: Granbury, TX
- Airport: Pecan Plantation
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3522° N, 97.6725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3522&lon=-97.6725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118TX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118TX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnston Coyt E T-18 (registry code 05624BU, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-coyt-e-t-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COYTEJ T18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA329) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090529017309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 29, 2009, AT AROUND 17:30 LOCAL TIME, A COYT E. JOHNSTON T-18 OWNED AND OPERATED BY KEN C. MORGAN.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE DOWN, THIS WAS A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, WINGS, TAIL, PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTICATE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON MAY 29, 2009 AT PECAN PLANTATION 0TX1 AROUND 1700 AND ENDED THERE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA329), May 29, 2009: Johnston Coyt E T-18 (N118TX), Granbury, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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