# Accident 20020126001859A: Beech F33A, Bloomington, IN, January 26, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 26, 2002, 11:45 local time - Place: Bloomington, IN - Airport: Monroe County - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.1609° N, 86.5194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1609&lon=-86.5194&mi=10 - Aircraft: N350NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N350NW) (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 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA071) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020126001859A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON JANUARY 26, 2002, AT 1145 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A BEECH F33A, N350NW, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 (6,500 FEET BY 150 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE BLOOMINGTON-MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM GRIFFITH, INDIANA, AT 1045 EASTERN STANDARD TIME. (-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 WITH THE WINDS FROM 220 AT 14 KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON LANDING AND THE PILOT TRIED TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED AND BALLOONED HIGH ABOVE THE RUNWAY BEFORE IT CAME BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE MADE A HARD LANDING ON THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN. THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE RIGHT WIND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE SECOND WIND SPAR ON THE RIGHT WIND WAS CRACKED AND SEVERAL RIVET HEADS HAD BEEN POPPED OFF. THE UPPER WING SKIN ABOVE THE SECOND WING SPAR WAS BUCKLED. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO TAXI AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE NOT HURT. EVERYBODY WALKED AWA Y FROM THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE FBO BY THE TOWER. THE PILOT HAD THE AIRPLANE TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE TOWER WAS ABLE TO HAVE OTHER TRAFFIC USE RUNWAY 24, UNTIL RUNWAY 17 WAS CLEARED OF THE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT. ## 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 CHI02LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA071), Jan 26, 2002: Beech F33A (N350NW), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a hard contact with the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the improper flare and the crosswind condition. ## Other reports on N350NW (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20100706037379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100706037379A), Jul 6, 2010: Beech F33A (N350NW), Mooresville, NC, Minor damage. Aircraft enroute from gso (greensboro, NC) to 14A (Lake Norman air park). While attempting to land at 14A on base to final, pilot cut on placarded boost pump… - [Accident 19980725017649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980725017649A), Jul 25, 1998: Beech F33A (N350NW), Delavan, WI, Substantial damage. Acft veered left off the rwy through a fence and up a hill acft came to rest in a field with its nose gear broken off. (-23) on July 25, 1998, at 1430 CDT a… - [Incident 19960224006319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224006319I), Feb 24, 1996: Beech F33A (N350NW), Rochester, IN, Minor damage. Narrative: PIC failed to follow POH procedures during simulated engine out emergency resulting in an off airport wheels up land [privacy data omitted] pilot… - [Incident 19830503032459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830503032459I), May 3, 1983: Beech F33A (N350NW), Leesburg, FL. Unable to lower gear. Landed gear up. Thought electrical problem the cause. Found electrical system normal. 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. 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