Jones Ronald C BEARHAWK N299BH

Summary

On 8 March 2015 at about 02:20 local time, a Jones Ronald C BEARHAWK registered N299BH, operated by Ronald C Jones, was involved in an accident near Walters, Oklahoma, 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

8 March 2015 at 02:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Walters, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Jones Farm Field (OK12)

Coordinates

34.4003, -98.2672

Aircraft

Jones Ronald C BEARHAWK

Registration

N299BH

Category

Airplane

Year built

2011

Engines

1

Operator

Ronald C Jones

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Georgetown → Walters

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN15CA168

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll at night on an unlit grass strip.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was inbound to his unlit private grass strip at night. He sat in the right seat and maneuvered the airplane to land on runway 17. He reported a slight crosswind from the left. When the airplane touched down on the up sloping runway, it bounced once and then settled onto the runway. The passenger heard a "crunch" sound when the landing gear hit a bump in the runway. The airplane veered to the right and the pilot was unable to maintain the runway centerline. The airplane continued to the right and impacted a barbed wire fence about 115 feet from the runway. The left main landing gear separated from the airplane and the right wing sustained substantial damage. The left brake line was found separated. The pilot reported that there was no forward visibility in this airplane during ground operations. He also stated that his failure to maintain control of the airplane contributed to the outcome. Based on the evidence, it is likely that the pilot did not maintain directional control while landing on the unlit grass strip at night with no forward visibility.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.