# Accident 20140422005009A: Crow Fred Noel MUSTANG II, Morton, TX, April 22, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2014, 10:30 local time
- Place: Morton, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7292° N, 102.7339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7292&lon=-102.7339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48MK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48MK-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crow Fred Noel MUSTANG II (registry code 056295X, https://openairdocs.org/model/crow-fred-noel-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CROW FRED NOEL MUSTANG II
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140422005009A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA213), Apr 22, 2014: Crow Mustang II (N48MK), Morton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare after encountering a gusting crosswind and his inadequate recovery from the subsequent bounced 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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