# Accident 20010405006319A: Beech F33A, Mobile, AZ, April 5, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 5, 2001, 14:55 local time - Place: Mobile, AZ - Airport: Mobile Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.1119° N, 112.2692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1119&lon=-112.2692&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5544P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5544P-2002-03-01) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH F33A - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 2,852 total, 688 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA139) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010405006319A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-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. ## 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 LAX01LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA139), Apr 5, 2001: Beech F-33A (N5544P), Mobile, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the dual student who failed to recognize the extent of the crosswind and lost directional control. A factor in the accident was the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.