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FAA accident report · Cessna T240 · Fort Myers, FL · October 26, 2024

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Date
October 26, 2024 · 12:05 local
Place
Fort Myers, FL
Airport
Page Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N94981
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA039
Reported as
Cessna T240
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550-C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
872 total638 in this make and model
N94981Registered now · Cessna T240S/N T24002042 · Built 2014Airframe modelCessna T240Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 10/26/2024 pilot privacy data omitted and passenger left marathon airport at 10:56 am returning to Fort Myers (kfmy). Pilot picked up current ATIS at approximately 20 miles out, indicating winds 04 @ '' direction, current altimeter, sky conditions , temp. And landing and departing runway 5.

At 10 miles out, pilot radioed Page tower telling them he was 10 miles to the sw inbound for landing, with current ATIS. Tower was very busy due to another accident on runway 5. Tower then redirected pilot to use runway 13 instead of 5. Pilot noticed his groundspeed was faster than normal on short-final. As soon as pilot landed he felt a gust of wind push him off the runway, causing him to hit a runway/taxi-way sign with the left main gear and wing. Pilot managed to get aircraf to taxiway to between runway 13 and bravo taxiway. Pilot could see fuel leaking from aircraft and both pilot and passenger exited the aircraft with no injuries. Airport crew towed the plane to privacy data omitted hangar.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/26/2024 PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PASSENGER LEFT MARATHON AIRPORT AT 10:56 AM RETURNING TO FORT MYERS (KFMY). PILOT PICKED UP CURRENT ATIS AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES OUT, INDICATING WINDS 04 @ '' DIRECTION, CURRENT ALTIMETER, SKY CONDITIONS , TEMP. AND LANDING AND DEPARTING RUNWAY 5.

AT 10 MILES OUT, PILOT RADIOED PAGE TOWER TELLING THEM HE WAS 10 MILES TO THE SW INBOUND FOR LANDING, WITH CURRENT ATIS. TOWER WAS VERY BUSY DUE TO ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON RUNWAY 5. TOWER THEN REDIRECTED PILOT TO USE RUNWAY 13 INSTEAD OF 5. PILOT NOTICED HIS GROUNDSPEED WAS FASTER THAN NORMAL ON SHORT-FINAL. AS SOON AS PILOT LANDED HE FELT A GUST OF WIND PUSH HIM OFF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING HIM TO HIT A RUNWAY/TAXI-WAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND WING. PILOT MANAGED TO GET AIRCRAF TO TAXIWAY TO BETWEEN RUNWAY 13 AND BRAVO TAXIWAY. PILOT COULD SEE FUEL LEAKING FROM AIRCRAFT AND BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.AIRPORT CREW TOWED THE PLANE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HANGAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA25LA039Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportFort Myers, FLThe pilot’s inadequate compensation for the prevailing wind conditions while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a sign.Oct 26, 2024 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N94981 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20180507004889ILanding: Rollout · Fort Myers, FLOn may 7, 2018 at approximately 1248 local, a Cessna 240 landed at page field airport (kfmy) on runway 05. During the landing roll-out the aircraft departed the runway surface, cutting through the grass before stopping on runway 13/31. The aircraft then…May 7, 2018 · No damage