20220522008009A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Marion, TX · May 22, 2022

Date
May 22, 2022 · 17:30 local
Place
Marion, TX
Airport
Zuehl
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N422DE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA213
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Reported engine
Continental W670-6N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,135 total216 in this make and model

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.

May 22, 2022 at 1730 CDT, aircraft bearing registration number N422DE contacted grass strip upon landing and bounced causing the aircraft to ground loop. Aircraft exited the runway and came to rest on a gravel road. Visual meteorlogical conditions prevailed at the time. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The airman and passenger were not injured. FAA onsite investigation revealed the LH wing rear spar, LH aileron and LH wing tip were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

MAY 22, 2022 AT 1730 CDT, AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N422DE CONTACTED GRASS STRIP UPON LANDING AND BOUNCED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON A GRAVEL ROAD. VISUAL METEORLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRMAN AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. FAA ONSITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LH WING REAR SPAR, LH AILERON AND LH WING TIP WERE DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

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