British Aircraft Corp. (Bac) Jet Provost T Mk.5A accident near Bay City, Texas, June 12, 2008
On June 12, 2008 at about 8:50 pm local time, a British Aircraft Corp. (Bac) Jet Provost T Mk.5A, registered N199ER, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Bay City, Texas (Bay City Muni airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during final approach. Contributing to the accident was the downdraft.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 12, 2008 · about 8:50 pm local time
- Place
- Bay City, Texas · Bay City Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- British Aircraft Corp. (Bac) Jet Provost T Mk.5A
- Registration
- N199ER · no longer on the register · serial XW322
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Landing area undershoot during landing defining event
- Hard landing during landing
The NTSB's findings
- factor Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Downdraft › Contributed to outcome
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Flight instructor
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot, foreign licence, private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 2,086 hours in all; 22 in this make and model; 92 in the last 90 days; 51 in the last 30 days; 1,800 as pilot in command; 998 on instruments
- Last flight review: June 1, 2008
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,924 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, October 1, 2007
- Maximum gross weight: 9,200 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Rolls-Royce Viper 202-01 (turbojet); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
The flight
- Departed from: KBYY Bay City TX at 8:50 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 13, 5,107 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 130° at 13 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 3,300 ft; ovct at 3,300 ft
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 29.90 inHg
- Observation at 8:49 pm from BYY
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
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