# Accident 20130416007009A: Beech E33, Tyler, TX, April 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2013, 11:44 local time
- Place: Tyler, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3513° N, 95.3011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tyler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3513&lon=-95.3011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8345N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8345N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E33 (registry code 1151422, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E33
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470-K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130416007009A

## Narrative

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

THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT A LINE SERVICE TECH (UNCERTIFICATED PERSON) HAD TOWED THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENTLY BROKEN THE TOW LUGS OFF THE SCISSOR'S PIN. THE LINE SERVICE TECH REMOVED THE BROKEN PIN FOR REASONS UNKNOWN. HE INFORMED THE MECHANIC ON DUTY A NEW PIN WAS NEEDED BUT DID NOT TELL HIM HE HAD REMOVED THE PIN.

THE DAY OF THE FLIGHT THE PILOT ASKED THE MECHANIC ABOUT THE BROKEN TOW LUGS. THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM THE AIRCRAFT WAS "GOOD TO GO" AS IS. THE LINE SERVICE TECH WAS NOT ON DUTY THAT DAY AND THUS THE REMOVED PIN WAS NOT DISCOVERED PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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