# Incident 20260909012389I: Bowen Dudley H Jr SKYBOLT A E, Crockett, TX, September 9, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2026, 11:45 local time
- Place: Crockett, TX
- Airport: Houston County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3070° N, 95.4038° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOUSTON COUNTY (DKR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3070&lon=-95.4038&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bowen Dudley H JR SKYBOLT A E (registry code 05624G3, https://openairdocs.org/model/bowen-dudley-h-jr-skybolt-a-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-540 series (registry code 41568, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOWEN DUDLEY H JR SKYBOLT A E
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,500 total, 25 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260909012389I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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