# Accident 20230411004009A: Jones George C ACRO SPORT II, Skiatook, OK, April 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2023, 16:00 local time
- Place: Skiatook, OK
- Airport: Skiatook Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3561° N, 96.0110° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3561&lon=-96.0110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39GC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39GC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jones George C ACRO SPORT II (registry code 05646AL, https://openairdocs.org/model/jones-george-c-acro-sport-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JONES GEORGE C ACRO SPORT II
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 5 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230411004009A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN23LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA157), Apr 11, 2023: Acro Sport II (N39GC), Skiatook, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in a gusting crosswind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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