# Accident 20080420831879A: Beech C23, De Queen, AR, April 20, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: De Queen, AR
- Airport: J Lynn Helms Sevier County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0414° N, 94.3928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0414&lon=-94.3928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2049L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2049L-2008-06-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C23 (registry code 1151242, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 256 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080420831879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 20, 2008, AT 16:00 CDT BEECHCRAFT BE-23-C23, N2049L, DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ENTERED SOFT GRASS PULLING THE AIRPLANE FURTHER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND AND FORCED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE GROUND. IT STALLED, FELL BACK ON THE ROUGH GROUND, TORE THE MAIN GEAR LANDING GEAR LEGS OFF AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SINGLE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PLEASURE FLIGHT BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PINE BLUFF (PBF), ARKANSAS, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:00 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 DFW08CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA103), Apr 20, 2008: Beech C-23 (N2049L), De Queen, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident were the crosswind and the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.

## Other reports on N2049L (1)

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

- [Incident 19890822040799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822040799I), Aug 22, 1989: Beech C23 (N2049L), Crockett, TX, Minor damage. Landed long. Bounced and drifted left. Left gear caught grass and wheel and strut broke.

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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