# NTSB CEN24LA293: Beech F33A, N8121N, Lincoln, NE, July 30, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 30, 2024, 11:15 local (16:15 UTC) - Place: Lincoln, NE - Coordinates: 40.850891, -96.759121 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8509&lon=-96.7591&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 194809 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA293 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194809/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194809 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA293 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F33A, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1151425), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F33A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1151425), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech F33A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=1151425), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Beech F33A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=1151425), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech F33A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1151425), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Beech F33A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=1151425), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Beech F33A, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1151425), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the airplane began to skid to the right for 3-5 seconds after touchdown. The pilot corrected with left aileron; however, the left wing lifted and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane ground looped to the left and exited the runway. It struck several runway edge lights and came to rest upright against a taxiway sign, which resulted in substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 17 with wind from 090° at 11 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8121N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8121N), registered now, S/N CE-1574, built 1991 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH F33A - Registry model: [Beech F33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f33a) (registry code 1151425) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: CE-1574 - Year built: 1991 - Airframe hours: 2227.3 - Engines: Continental IO-550-B-RA 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, April 17, 2024 - Departed: LBF, North Platte, NE - Destination: LNK, Lincoln, NE - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: LNK, Lincoln, runway 17, 5,801 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 22, 2023; seat: left; flight hours: 264 total, 49 in this make and model, 264 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 90° at 11 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.84 inHg - Observed at: KLNK - METAR: KLNK 301554Z 09011KT 7SM CLR 29/21 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP089 T02940211 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20240730011759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240730011759A), Jul 30, 2024: Beech F33A, Lincoln, NE, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed with severe crosswinds. Moments after touchdown and during rollout, a wind gust picked up the left wing causing the right wing tip to drag on… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 19, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194809. 4.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 4.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17533058&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Accident%20Report%20Form%20CEN24LA293_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 774 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17534665&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigation%20Photographs%20CEN24LA293-Rel.pdf 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. 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