Bourland Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Cresson, Texas 76035
Friday, July 22, 2011 21:00 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On the pilot’s second landing attempt, the airplane landed hard on the main landing gear and bounced. The pilot lost control during the bounce, resulting in the airplane touching down hard on the nose landing gear. The nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane slid sideways off of the runway. The airplane impacted obstructions and both main landing gear legs collapsed, causing substantial damage to the fuselage and the left wing. The pilot reported that his airspeed was too fast and that the accident would not have happened if he had aborted the landing after the first hard bounce.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot’s inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and subsequent failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/22/2011
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 2100
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Cresson
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 76035
Event Date Year 2011
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 323432N
Event Location Longitude 0973516W
Event Location Airport Bourland Field Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 50F
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 873
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 2115 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 228
Weather Observation Facility ID KGDJ
Elevation of weather observation facility 779
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 14
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Dusk
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 35
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 16
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 120
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.82
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 29097
NTSB Notification Source FAA Regional Operations Center
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 14 2011 5:03PM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N1149D
NTSB Number CEN11CA583
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name MOONEY AIRCRAFT CORP.
Aircraft Model M20K
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 25-0604
Certified Max Gross Weight 2900
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 2
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Feb 16 2011 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 2994
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type C126
Aircraft Owner Name F MICHAEL SCHULTZ LLC
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2410 CROCKETT DR
Aircraft Owner City BROWNWOOD
Aircraft Owner State TX
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 76801-5906
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name WILLIAM L GARNER
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address --
Operator City CRESSON
Operator State TX
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 76035
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code BRO
Departure City BROWNWOOD
Departure State TX
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 2000
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 50F
Destination City Cresson
Destination State TX
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Oct 12 2011 4:08PM
User who most recently changed record latt
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 17
Runway Length 4092
Runway Width 60
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --