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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Crow Fred Noel MUSTANG II · Morton, TX · April 22, 2014

Date
April 22, 2014 · 10:30 local
Place
Morton, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48MK
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14LA213
Reported as
Crow Fred Noel Mustang II
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
5,300 total3 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On April 22, 2014, at approximately 10:30 CDT, N48MK an experimental amateur-built Crow model Mustang II airplane, was substantially damaged while landing at cochran county airport (F85) near Morton, Texas. The pilot was attempting to land on runway 22 when the airplane bounced and departed the left side of the runway during landing . After departing the runway, the airplane nosed-over and came to a stop inverted. The commercial pilot sustained serious injuries to his neck and back that required hospitalization.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 22, 2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 CDT, N48MK AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT CROW MODEL MUSTANG II AIRPLANE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT COCHRAN COUNTY AIRPORT (F85) NEAR MORTON, TEXAS. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 WHEN THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING . AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE NOSED-OVER AND CAME TO A STOP INVERTED. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND BACK THAT REQUIRED HOSPITALIZATION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.