British Aircraft Corp (Bac) JET PROVOST T MK.5A N199ER

Summary

On 12 June 2008 at about 20:50 local time, a British Aircraft Corp (Bac) JET PROVOST T MK.5A registered N199ER was involved in an accident near Bay City, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 June 2008 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Bay City, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Bay City Muni (BYY)

Coordinates

28.9733, -95.8636

Aircraft

British Aircraft Corp (Bac) JET PROVOST T MK.5A

Registration

N199ER

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bay City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA164

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during final approach. Contributing to the accident was the downdraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing a full-stop landing to runway 13 in a single-engine jet airplane. While on short final, at approximately 30 feet above ground level, the airplane experienced a sudden loss of lift. The pilot was unable to correct for the loss of lift prior to the airplane landing short of the runway in the grass. The airplane continued forward onto the runway and then departed the side of the runway before coming to rest in an upright position. The airplane sustained substantial thermal damaged during the post crash fire. A weather reporting station at the airport recorded winds at the time of the accident from 130 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 16 knots. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.