Bearhawk MODEL 5 N619MS

Summary

On 25 June 2023 at about 19:10 local time, a Bearhawk MODEL 5 registered N619MS was involved in an accident near Livingston, 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

25 June 2023 at 19:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Livingston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Rcade Ranch (35XA)

Coordinates

30.8341, -94.9417

Aircraft

Bearhawk MODEL 5

Registration

N619MS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2020

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Center → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN23LA265

Nobody was injured.

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.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.”

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.