# Accident 20170812012479A: North American SNJ-4, Ashland, OH, August 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 2017, 11:18 local time
- Place: Ashland, OH
- Airport: Ashland County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8597° N, 82.3095° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8597&lon=-82.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N243CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243CC-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-4 (registry code 6400414, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 (registry code 51612, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-1340-an-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-4
- Reported engine: P & W R-1340-AN-1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,550 total, 75 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170812012479A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN17LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA323), Aug 12, 2017: North American SNJ-4 (N243CC), Ashland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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