# Accident 20240828011659A: Ronald J Mclaughlin BEARHAWK PATROL, Grangeville, ID, August 28, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2024, 15:00 local time
- Place: Grangeville, ID
- Airport: Shearer /Usfs/
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9895° N, 114.8413° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9895&lon=-114.8413&mi=10
- Aircraft: N924LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N924LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ronald J Mclaughlin BEARHAWK PATROL (registry code 05635MI, https://openairdocs.org/model/ronald-j-mclaughlin-bearhawk-patrol) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RONALD J MCLAUGHLIN BEARHAWK PATROL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 150 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240828011659A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT SUCCESSFULLY, DURING ROLLOUT AND AT LESS THAN 20 KNOTS A GUST OF WIND COMBINED WITH MECHANICAL TURBULANCE, THE AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS MOMENTARILY LOST DUE TO LACK OF RUDDER AUTHORITY, THE LEFT TIRE DROPPED INTO A SMALL HOLE AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT TURNING LEFT ABRUPTLY. THE ABRUPT LEFT TURN RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTING THE SURFACE OF THE UNIMPROVED PORTION OF AIRPORT SURFACE AREA. THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

PILOT ERROR/MISMANAGED CONTROLS IN GUSTY CONDITIONS. WINDS WERE CALM AND ONLY MOMENTARILY GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR24LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA292), Aug 28, 2024: Ronald J Mclaughlin Bearhawk Patrol (N924LB), Shearer, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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