# NTSB CEN25LA109: Honda HA-420, N524HJ, San Antonio, TX, March 4, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 4, 2025, 12:40 local (18:40 UTC) - Place: San Antonio, TX - Coordinates: 29.533958, -98.469057 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5340&lon=-98.4691&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - SAT FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 199796 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA109 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199796/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199796 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA109 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a gusty crosswind landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Honda HA-420, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=4400000), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Honda HA-420, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=4400000), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Honda HA-420, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=4400000), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Honda HA-420, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=4400000), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that although the wind was high and forecast for a crosswind, he believed he could complete the flight before the wind changed. He stated that the wind at the destination did change, but he continued the landing. The pilot stated that the landing was successful, but the airplane was hit by several crosswind gusts and the airplane became uncontrollable. The airplane did a 360° turn on the runway and was headed off the left side of the runway before control was regained. The airplane traveled across the grass and came to rest on the west taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. Reported wind about the time of the accident was from 270° at 19 kts gusting to 36 kts. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N524HJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524HJ), registered now, S/N 42000077, built 2017 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: HONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-420 - Registry model: [Honda HA-420](https://openairdocs.org/model/honda-ha-420) (registry code 4400000) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [GE Honda HF-120](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-honda-hf-120) (registry code 30200, turbo-fan) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 42000077 - Year built: 2017 - Engines: GE HF 120 CMM R28 2037 lbs thrust turbo fan; GE HF 120 CMM R28 2037 lbs thrust turbo fan - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: EDC, Austin, TX - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: SAT, San Antonio Intl, runway 13R/31L, 8,502 × 150 ft, concrete - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 15, 2025; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 14,051 total, 86 in this make and model, 11,195 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 19 knots, gusting 36 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 29.69 inHg - Observed at: KSAT, 1 nm away - METAR: METAR KSAT 041851Z 27019G36KT 10SM CLR 24/M05 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND 28042/1821 SLP038 T02391050= ## 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 20250304002849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250304002849A), Mar 4, 2025: Honda Aircraft Co LLC HA-420, San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed and on rollout experienced a strong gust. Aircraft veered off the runway 31L to the left into the grass near taxiway lima. Aircraft came to a… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 11, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199796. 5.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 5.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18882849&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident photograph (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 1 photo, 341 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18883192&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-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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