# Accident 20140321003579A: Donald G Stokes CHALLENGER II, Crockett, TX, March 21, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2014, 14:15 local time
- Place: Crockett, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3093° N, 95.4495° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3093&lon=-95.4495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N284DS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N284DS-2014-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Donald G Stokes CHALLENGER II (registry code 05631IS, https://openairdocs.org/model/donald-g-stokes-challenger-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582DCDI (registry code 55562, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DONALD G STOKES CHALLENGER II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,198 total, 11 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140321003579A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1415 CDT, AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO PRIVATE GRASS STRIP NEAR CROCKETT, TX, WHEN THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK THE TOP WIRE OF BARB WIRE FENCE. AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED RIGHT AND STRUCK PILE OF BRUSH WITH RH WING, SPUN AROUND AND THEN STRUCK THE GROUND, CAUSING THE LH MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. FABRIC AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO VERTICAL STABILIZER, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, LH WING, RH WING, TAIL AND FUSELAGE.

PILOT REPORTS THE WINDS WERE GUSTING, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO ERR. WEATHER NEARBY REPORTED AS: KDKR 211915Z AUTO 17007G14KT 85M CLR 26/17 A2996 RMK A0Z.

## 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 CEN14CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA170), Mar 21, 2014: Donald G Stokes Challenger II (N284DS), Crockett, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, resulting in a hard 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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