# Accident 20080517834249A: Beech B23, Bagdad, AZ, May 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bagdad, AZ
- Airport: Bagdad
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6042° N, 113.1728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6042&lon=-113.1728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4026T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4026T-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B23 (registry code 1151240, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (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 B23
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080517834249A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON MAY 17, 2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 MST, N4026T, A BEECH BE-23, WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMING AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND, CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE BAGDAD AIRPORT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT HE WAS ON A VFT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM DAVIS, CALIFORNIA TO DECATUR, TEXAS, WITH A MECHANIC AS THE SINGLE PASSENGER.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT HE DECIDED TO LAND AT BAGDAD TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE FLIGHT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATES THAT AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23, A GUST OF WIND STRUCK THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED IT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A GO-AROUND, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDED.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY, NEAR THE AIRPORT FENCE.  NEITHER OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE, LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE AND WINGS.

## 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 LAX08CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA147), May 17, 2008: Beech B-23 (N4026T), Bagdad, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain runway alignment. Contributing factors were the gusty crosswind weather conditions and the rocky terrain adjacent…

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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