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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bowen Dudley H JR SKYBOLT A E · Crockett, TX · September 9, 2026

Date
September 9, 2026 · 11:45 local
Place
Crockett, TX
Airport
Houston County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N101DB
Reported as
Bowen Dudley H JR Skybolt A E
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-540 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
13,500 total25 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days

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.

The Houston FSDO inspector interviewed the pilot, privacy data omitted at Crockett, Texas (dkr). Mr. Cook said he was landing and at touchdown he bounced the aircraft. He attempted to compensate but the aircraft settled and on the second bounce the aircraft landing gear collapsed. privacy data omitted Stated he was ferrying the aircraft to the new owner and was stopping for fuel when the incident occurred. privacy data omitted Was cooperative during the investigation.

This report will be amended if new information becomes available.

As the FAA filed it

THE HOUSTON FSDO INSPECTOR INTERVIEWED THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT CROCKETT, TEXAS (DKR). MR. COOK SAID HE WAS LANDING AND AT TOUCHDOWN HE BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO COMPENSATE BUT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS FERRYING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE NEW OWNER AND WAS STOPPING FOR FUEL WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COOPERATIVE DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.