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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · North American SNJ-4 · Ashland, OH · August 12, 2017

Date
August 12, 2017 · 11:18 local
Place
Ashland, OH
Airport
Ashland County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N243CC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN17LA323
Reported as
North American SNJ-4
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,550 total75 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Normal standard pre-flight. Full fuel, normal run up, take off. Approximately 15-20 VFR flight from akr to 3G4, approach standard. Landing planned to be wheeled landing, initial touch down was a "bounce" which resulted in a drift to lift (crosswind from left). Second touch down diverted the plane to grass on right side of runway.

People and planes for event were parked to the right, so attempted to stop as quickly as possible, in attempt to stop, the plane nosed over and came to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

NORMAL STANDARD PRE-FLIGHT. FULL FUEL, NORMAL RUN UP, TAKE OFF. APPROXIMATELY 15-20 VFR FLIGHT FROM AKR TO 3G4, APPROACH STANDARD. LANDING PLANNED TO BE WHEELED LANDING, INITIAL TOUCH DOWN WAS A "BOUNCE" WHICH RESULTED IN A DRIFT TO LIFT (CROSSWIND FROM LEFT). SECOND TOUCH DOWN DIVERTED THE PLANE TO GRASS ON RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

PEOPLE AND PLANES FOR EVENT WERE PARKED TO THE RIGHT, SO ATTEMPTED TO STOP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, IN ATTEMPT TO STOP, THE PLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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