# Accident 20110408005329A: Rockwell International 500-S, Eden Prairie, MN, April 8, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2011, 17:30 local time
- Place: Eden Prairie, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8272° N, 93.4583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8272&lon=-93.4583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51RF-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 500-S (registry code 7630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-500-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 500-S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 469 total, 213 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11TA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11TA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110408005329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN11TA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11TA279), Apr 8, 2011: Rockwell International 500-S (N51RF), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind while landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

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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