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FAA accident report · Hunter STEEN SKYBOLT · Palestine, TX · June 28, 2021

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Date
June 28, 2021 · 13:00 local
Place
Palestine, TX
Airport
Palestine Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N64549
Reported as
Hunter Steen Skybolt
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
N64549Registered now · Hunter STEEN SKYBOLTS/N 1 · Built 1978Airframe modelHunter STEEN SKYBOLTEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During an interview with the pilot, the pilot stated he was on his way home after the purchase of the aircraft in south Texas.

Aircraft took off from baytown Texas 54T at approximately 6:30 am and was attempting to get to childress, Texas but due to large thunderstorm activity and poor visibility in the area it was decided due to weather that we would divert to a local airport. At approximately 0900 local pilot diverted to Palestine Texas to wait out the storm. Pilot stated "it was a normal procedure normal landing , nothing unusual". Right after touchdown pilot stated he heard a big clunk snap sound on the right side and lost controllability of the aircraft. The aircraft started to veer to the right and another large pop sound was heard and the propeller hit the ground. The aircraft slid off the side of the runway and came to a complete stop.

The pilot and his passengerprivacy data omitted exited the aircraft without assistance and were not injured during the incident.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON HIS WAY HOME AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE AIRCRAFT IN SOUTH TEXAS.

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM BAYTOWN TEXAS 54T AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 AM AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET TO CHILDRESS, TEXAS BUT DUE TO LARGE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AND POOR VISIBILITY IN THE AREA IT WAS DECIDED DUE TO WEATHER THAT WE WOULD DIVERT TO A LOCAL AIRPORT. AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LOCAL PILOT DIVERTED TO PALESTINE TEXAS TO WAIT OUT THE STORM. PILOT STATED "IT WAS A NORMAL PROCEDURE NORMAL LANDING , NOTHING UNUSUAL". RIGHT AFTER TOUCHDOWN PILOT STATED HE HEARD A BIG CLUNK SNAP SOUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND LOST CONTROLLABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND ANOTHER LARGE POP SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT.

Other reports on N64549 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19880910059579IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Las Vegas, NVForced landing on highway due to loss of the propeller. Found propeller attach bolts sheared off.Sep 10, 1988 · Minor damage