Boeing A75N1 N422DE

Summary

On 22 May 2022 at about 22:30 local time, a Boeing A75N1 registered N422DE, operated by Cibolo Creek Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Marion, 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

22 May 2022 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Marion, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Zuehl (1TE4)

Coordinates

29.4956, -98.1589

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1

Registration

N422DE

Category

Airplane

Year built

1942

Engines

1

Operator

Cibolo Creek Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marion → Marion

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA213

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor and pilot were conducting a currency flight with the pilot at the flight controls of the tailwheel equipped airplane. The takeoff, flight around the traffic pattern, and landing approach were normal. The pilot executed a wheel landing; however, the airplane encountered a “rough spot on the turf runway” and bounced. When the airplane touched down again, it entered a ground loop which resulted in a runway excursion. During the accident sequence, the left wing contacted the ground resulting in substantial damage to the wing spar and aileron. The flight instructor and pilot reported that there were no airplane anomalies before the ground loop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.