# Accident 20050528011259A: Beech F33A, Cedar Key, FL, May 28, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2005, 11:55 local time
- Place: Cedar Key, FL
- Airport: George T. Lewis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1369° N, 83.0483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1369&lon=-83.0483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech F33A (registry code 1151425, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH F33A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 750 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050528011259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 28, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1155 EDT, A BEECHCRAFT F33A BONANZA, REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ SUFFERED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DUE TO A HARD LANDING AT THE CEDAR KEY AIRPORT, CEDAR KEY, FLORIDA WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLORIDA AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 EDT THE SAME DAY.

## 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 MIA05CA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA114), May 28, 2005: Beech F33A (N16CT), Cedar key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots improper landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing, and damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N16CT (1)

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

- [Incident 20070307006359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070307006359I), Mar 7, 2007: Beech F33A (N16CT), Mason, MI, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated he failed to verify gear down and locked. Aircraft 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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