What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On January 26, 2020 at approximately 17:45 CST, N238SH, a glasair SH-2 experimental, crashed during landing at Majors Airport (gvt) Greenville, TX. During touchdown, in visual meteorological conditions (VMC), on runway 35, pilot was unable to maintain control of the aircraft, bounced twice, and continued off the runway on the west side. Aircraft came to rest facing southeast approximately 100 feet from the runway. The pilot in command privacy data omitted privacy data omitted, was the only person on board the aircraft. The aircraft was substantially damaged due to the fuselage being broke apart, but not separated at the leading edge of the wings. The tail wheel broke off from the aircraft and laid approximately 45 feet from the aircraft. The left flap was broke off and laid 5 feet from the aircraft. Propeller had one blade bent aft approximately 10 degrees and the other blade appeared to have no damage. It appears the engine was operating prior to impact as evidenced by propeller ground markings in the grassy soft soil. Control surface continuity was verified. Fuel quantity was unable to be determined as the fuel cells were damaged during the accident. Fuel smell was noted by first responders. privacy data omitted Sustained minor injuries. Surveillance video from the airport terminal building captured the accident and shows the aircraft touching down, bouncing in the air approximately 3 to 5 feet, then touching down and bouncing up again approximately 5 to 6 feet. The aircraft then veers off the runway and impacts the ground on the west side of the runway and came to rest facing southeast.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 26, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:45 CST, N238SH, A GLASAIR SH-2 EXPERIMENTAL, CRASHED DURING LANDING AT MAJORS AIRPORT (GVT) GREENVILLE, TX. DURING TOUCHDOWN, IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC), ON RUNWAY 35, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, BOUNCED TWICE, AND CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE WEST SIDE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING SOUTHEAST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE FUSELAGE BEING BROKE APART, BUT NOT SEPARATED AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WINGS. THE TAIL WHEEL BROKE OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND LAID APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT FLAP WAS BROKE OFF AND LAID 5 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PROPELLER HAD ONE BLADE BENT AFT APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES AND THE OTHER BLADE APPEARED TO HAVE NO DAMAGE. IT APPEARS THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING PRIOR TO IMPACT AS EVIDENCED BY PROPELLER GROUND MARKINGS IN THE GRASSY SOFT SOIL. CONTROL SURFACE CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED. FUEL QUANTITY WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED AS THE FUEL CELLS WERE DAMAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT. FUEL SMELL WAS NOTED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING CAPTURED THE ACCIDENT AND SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHING DOWN, BOUNCING IN THE AIR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 FEET, THEN TOUCHING DOWN AND BOUNCING UP AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERS OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTS THE GROUND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST FACING SOUTHEAST.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.