# Accident 20000429042799A: Beech UC45J, Champaign, IL, April 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2000, 13:29 local time
- Place: Champaign, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1298° N, 88.1595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1298&lon=-88.1595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3482, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3482-2001-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech UC-45J (registry code 1150911, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-uc-45j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH UC45J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000429042799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 29, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 UTC, N3482, A BE-18 OWNED BY BRUTLAG AVIATION, LTD., WITH 3 PERSONS ONBOARD, LANDED AT DAYS AEROPLACE, A RESTRICTED LANDING AREA NEAR CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON AN EASTERLY HEADING OF THE GRASS RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. THE 3 PERSONS ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI00LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA126), Apr 29, 2000: Beech UC-45J (N3482), Urbana, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining directional control on the ground and the abrupt brake application during the landing roll.

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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