# NTSB CEN23LA265: Bearhawk Model 5, N619MS, Livingston, TX, June 25, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 25, 2023, 14:10 local (19:10 UTC) - Place: Livingston, TX · Private airstrip. - Coordinates: 30.834119, -94.941731 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8341&lon=-94.9417&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Houston FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 192459 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA265 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192459/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192459 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA265 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the rollout, which resulted in a runway excursion, and a collision with a building. Contributing to the accident were the obstacles at the airstrip that prevented the pilot from performing a go-around. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Campbell Collin K BEARHAWK 5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=056380M), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Campbell Collin K BEARHAWK 5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=056380M), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: tree(s)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Campbell Collin K BEARHAWK 5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md?model=056380M), [All aircraft, 933 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022020/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: airport structure](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022042): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Ability to respond/compensate (probable cause); cases with it: [Campbell Collin K BEARHAWK 5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022042/cases.md?model=056380M), [All aircraft, 50 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022042/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Campbell Collin K BEARHAWK 5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=056380M), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Campbell Collin K BEARHAWK 5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=056380M), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Campbell Collin K BEARHAWK 5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=056380M), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Campbell Collin K BEARHAWK 5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=056380M), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Campbell Collin K BEARHAWK 5, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=056380M), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he performed a landing to a remote private grass airstrip surrounded by about 80 ft tall trees, on all sides. At about 40 mph during the rollout on the dry grass, a “strong wind gust lifted the right wing.” The pilot applied full right aileron and full right rudder, but they had “no effect,” nor was the right brake “effective.” The airplane departed the runway, impacted a hangar, and came to rest upright. The pilot and passenger were able to egress from the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and the right wing. The pilot reported there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or the engine that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot further reported that he did not initiate a go-around due to the airstrip being “narrow” and both the tall trees and the hangar “being in the way.” ## Aircraft - Registration: [N619MS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N619MS), registered now, S/N 001, built 2020 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bearhawk Aircraft Model 5 (NO SERIES) - Registry model: [Campbell Collin K BEARHAWK 5](https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-collin-k-bearhawk-5) (registry code 056380M) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-580-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-580-b1a) (registry code 42403, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 001 - Year built: 2020 - Engines: Lycoming Engines AEIO580-B1A 315 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: F17, Center, TX - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 35XA, Rcade Ranch, runway 12, 1,461 × 80 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review January 11, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 10,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 10,000 as pilot in command, 185 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 93 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Turbulence: Light - Observed at: KLFK, 26 nm away - METAR: KLFK 251853Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM SCT035 34/25 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW SLP138 T03440250 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20230625009749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230625009749I), Jun 25, 2023: Campbell Collin K BEARHAWK 5, Leggett, TX, Substantial damage. 25 June 2023 - FAA contacted with report of an accident. Pilot stated he was landing on a private airstrip when a gust of wind approx 30-40MPH happened just as… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 27, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192459. 5.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15749229&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN23LA265%20NTSB%20Form%206120_1%20Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident photographs (item 2, PDF, 5 pages, 4.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15748723&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Photographs-Rel.pdf 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. 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