# Accident 20231121017059A: Huismann Lucas A BEARHAWK 4 PLACE, Eau Claire, WI, November 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2023, 10:01 local time
- Place: Eau Claire, WI
- Airport: Chippewa Valley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8604° N, 91.4855° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8604&lon=-91.4855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N274LC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N274LC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Huismann Lucas A BEARHAWK 4 PLACE (registry code 05641F5, https://openairdocs.org/model/huismann-lucas-a-bearhawk-4-place) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B2B5 (registry code 42337, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUISMANN LUCAS A BEARHAWK 4 PLACE
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-540-B2B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,555 total, 1 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231121017059A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/21/2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 UTC, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 32 AT CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KEAU). IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND SLID SIDEWAYS INTO THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND THE RIGHT GEAR. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH VARIABLE WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN24LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA043), Nov 21, 2023: Bearhawk Four (N274LC), Eau Claire, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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