20221004019719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna L-19E · Navasota, TX · October 4, 2022

Date: October 4, 2022 · 17:53 local
Place: Navasota, TX
Airport: Navasota Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9019V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA011
Reported as: Cessna L-19E
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,075 total110 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N9019VRegistration cancelled Apr 15, 2024 · Cessna L-19ES/N 305M0023 · Built 1962 Airframe modelCessna L-19E Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot statement: I was landing at 60R, Navasota, on runway 17 and was the sole occupant of the aircraft. I approached at a higher than normal speed which led to a ground loop. The airplane took a path off the runway on the east side of the airport. It came to a rest on an embankment where I exited the aircraft, unharmed with no injuries. There was no other observed traffic in the area and the runway remained open.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATEMENT: I WAS LANDING AT 60R, NAVASOTA, ON RUNWAY 17 AND WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT. I APPROACHED AT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL SPEED WHICH LED TO A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRPLANE TOOK A PATH OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. IT CAME TO A REST ON AN EMBANKMENT WHERE I EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, UNHARMED WITH NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO OTHER OBSERVED TRAFFIC IN THE AREA AND THE RUNWAY REMAINED OPEN.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN23LA011Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportNavasota, TXThe pilot’s loss of control while landing resulting in a runway excursion and ground loop.Oct 5, 2022 · Substantial damage