# Accident 19980512008959A: Beech A2324, Holbrook, AZ, May 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Holbrook, AZ
- Airport: Holbrook Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9394° N, 110.0907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9394&lon=-110.0907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6092N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6092N-1998-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 632 total, 554 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980512008959A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDING WIND GUST FORCED A23 OFF RUNWAY. EXCEEDED CROSSWING COMPONENT. (.4)THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG WIND GUST THAT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT ABOUT 15 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT.  HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE OR MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND CONTINUED TO SLIDE FORWARD.  ALL THREE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND BOTH WING TIPS WERE TORN OFF.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ABOUT 120 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING.  THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 210 DEGREES AT A VELOCITY OF 18 KNOTS GUSTING TO 23 KNOTS.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX98LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA155), May 12, 1998: Beech A23-24 (N6092N), Holbrook, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around after encountering a gust of wind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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