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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Jones George C ACRO SPORT II · Skiatook, OK · April 11, 2023

Date: April 11, 2023 · 16:00 local
Place: Skiatook, OK
Airport: Skiatook Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N39GC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA157
Reported as: Jones George C Acro Sport II
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 130 total5 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N39GCRegistered now · Jones George C ACRO SPORT IIS/N AS123 · Built 1980 Airframe modelJones George C ACRO SPORT II Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was practicing touch and go landings at Skiatook Municipal Airport (2F6), Oklahoma before stopping to get fuel on a leg of a trip from Alabama to Texas after recently purchasing the aircraft. On the fourth touch and go landing the pilot stated the winds were light and variable with slight gusts. On the rollout after the landing, the pilot stated a gust of wind pushed the aircraft to the right which caused the aircraft to veer off the runway and hit a runway light with the right main landing gear. The aircraft incurred substantial damage to the main landing gear, right wing, and main airframe structure after collapse of the landing gear. The pilot was not injured and was able to exit the aircraft without assistance after the aircraft came to rest. Details of this accident are documented in sas activity SW15202302529. Additionally telephone counseling session was conducted with the pilot by an office operations inspector and documented in sas activity SW15202302778.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT SKIATOOK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (2F6), OKLAHOMA BEFORE STOPPING TO GET FUEL ON A LEG OF A TRIP FROM ALABAMA TO TEXAS AFTER RECENTLY PURCHASING THE AIRCRAFT. ON THE FOURTH TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE PILOT STATED THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH SLIGHT GUSTS. ON THE ROLLOUT AFTER THE LANDING, THE PILOT STATED A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, RIGHT WING, AND MAIN AIRFRAME STRUCTURE AFTER COLLAPSE OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. DETAILS OF THIS ACCIDENT ARE DOCUMENTED IN SAS ACTIVITY SW15202302529. ADDITIONALLY TELEPHONE COUNSELING SESSION WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE PILOT BY AN OFFICE OPERATIONS INSPECTOR AND DOCUMENTED IN SAS ACTIVITY SW15202302778.

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 CEN23LA157Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportSkiatook, OKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusting crosswind.Apr 11, 2023 · Substantial damage