20010405006319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech F33A · Mobile, AZ · April 5, 2001

Date
April 5, 2001 · 14:55 local
Place
Mobile, AZ
Airport
Mobile Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5544P
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX01LA139
Reported as
Beech F33A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,852 total688 in this make and model78 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-19) On April 5, 2001, at 1500 hrs MST, a Beech 33A, N5544P, sustained substantial damage when it encountered gusty winds and drug a wing during takeoff from Mobile Airport, goodyear, AZ. The airplane was operated under the provisions of CFR 14 part 91 by airline training center as a local area instructional flight. The CFI and the dual student suffered minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight, which originated at the goodyear airport at 1400. The pilot reported that after a "touch-and-go", when the airplane was about 5-10 feet off the runway, a gust of wind lifted the right wing. The left wing struck the runway and the airplane rolled inverted and landed off the side of the runway. (.4) on April 5, 2001, at 1455 hours mountain standard time, a Beech F-33A, N5544P, sustained substantial damage when it dragged a wing and rolled over during a touch-and-go at Mobile Airport, Mobile, Arizona. The airplane was operated under the provisions of CFR 14 part 91 by airline training center Arizona as a local area instructional flight. The certified flight instru ctor and the dual student suffered minor injuries. Visual metrological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the flight, which originated at the phoenix goodyear, Arizona, airport at 1420. The flight instructor reported that after a touch-and-go, when the airplane was about 10-15 feet off the runway, the right wing lifted. The student pilot made no wind correction inputs. The flight instructor tried to stabilize the airplane but was unsuccessful. The left wing struck the runway and the airplane rolled inverted and came to rest off the side of the runway. The flight instructor also reported that a variable wind condition existed at the airport. The air traffic at the uncontrolled airport self-directed a runway change minutes before the accident from runway 27 to runway 9 due to the variable wind. (-23) during an instructional dual flight the aircraft encountered sever crosswinds immediately after take-off and rolled inverted impacting the runway. The aircraft departed the north edge of the runway where the flight crew egressed unassisted.

As the FAA filed it

(-19) ON APRIL 5, 2001, AT 1500 HRS MST, A BEECH 33A, N5544P, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS AND DRUG A WING DURING TAKEOFF FROM MOBILE AIRPORT, GOODYEAR, AZ. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CFR 14 PART 91 BY AIRLINE TRAINING CENTER AS A LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE CFI AND THE DUAL STUDENT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED AT THE GOODYEAR AIRPORT AT 1400. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER A "TOUCH-AND-GO", WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 5-10 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE ROLLED INVERTED AND LANDED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (.4) ON APRIL 5, 2001, AT 1455 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH F-33A, N5544P, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DRAGGED A WING AND ROLLED OVER DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO AT MOBILE AIRPORT, MOBILE, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF CFR 14 PART 91 BY AIRLINE TRAINING CENTER ARIZONA AS A LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRU CTOR AND THE DUAL STUDENT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED AT THE PHOENIX GOODYEAR, ARIZONA, AIRPORT AT 1420. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT AFTER A TOUCH-AND-GO, WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 10-15 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING LIFTED. THE STUDENT PILOT MADE NO WIND CORRECTION INPUTS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO STABILIZE THE AIRPLANE BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE ROLLED INVERTED AND CAME TO REST OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALSO REPORTED THAT A VARIABLE WIND CONDITION EXISTED AT THE AIRPORT. THE AIR TRAFFIC AT THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT SELF-DIRECTED A RUNWAY CHANGE MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FROM RUNWAY 27 TO RUNWAY 9 DUE TO THE VARIABLE WIND. (-23) DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL DUAL FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVER CROSSWINDS IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE-OFF AND ROLLED INVERTED IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE NORTH EDGE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE FLIGHT CREW EGRESSED UNASSISTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.