# Accident 20040829019369A: Beech C45H, Lakeville, MN, August 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2004, 14:20 local time
- Place: Lakeville, MN
- Airport: Airlake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6278° N, 93.2281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6278&lon=-93.2281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5180V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5180V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45H (registry code 1151018, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45H
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 286 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040829019369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LANDING WITH 30 DEGREE CROSSWIND, PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE RIGHT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE VASI. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TOWARD THE LEFT AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A RAIN DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 CHI04CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA244), Aug 29, 2004: Beech BE-18 (N5180V), Lakeville, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare, the improper recovery from a bounced landing, the loss of directional control, and inadequate compensation for the crosswind. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N5180V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910317009709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910317009709I), Mar 17, 1991: Beech C45H (N5180V), Madison, WI, Minor damage. No gear down safe light. Unable to crank gear down. Landed gear up.

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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