# Accident 20230217001459A: Honda Aircraft Co LLC HA-420, Houston, TX, February 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2023, 11:15 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: William P Hobby
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6460° N, 95.2786° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6460&lon=-95.2786&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14QB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14QB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Honda HA-420 (registry code 4400000, https://openairdocs.org/model/honda-ha-420) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE Honda HF-120 (registry code 30200, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-honda-hf-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-420
- Reported engine: GE HONDA HF-120
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,133 total, 286 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230217001459A

## Narrative

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

DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING TO HOU RWY 4, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP IN SOFT DIRT. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY. THERE WAS NO FIRE.

## 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 CEN23LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA112), Feb 17, 2023: Honda HA-420 (N14QB), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing which resulted in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to land with a crosswind that exceeded the…

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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