# NTSB CHI02LA071: Beech F33A, N350NW, Bloomington, IN, January 26, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 26, 2002, 11:44 local (16:44 UTC) - Place: Bloomington, IN - Coordinates: 39.160945, -86.519401 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1609&lon=-86.5194&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 54084 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA071 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54084/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54084 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA071 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing which resulted in a hard contact with the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the improper flare and the crosswind condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane experienced a hard landing on runway 17. The pilot reported the airplane ballooned during the landing flare after the main gear had touched the runway. The airplane then contacted the runway with the right main landing gear. He reported the impact was "strong" enough to damage the right main landing gear. The pilot reported that the local winds were being reported as 220 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 18 knots. The local METAR reporting station reported the winds at 1153, were from 220 degrees at 14 knots. ## Factual narrative On January 26, 2002, at 1144 eastern standard time, a Beech F33A, N350NW, experienced a hard landing on runway 17 (6,500 feet by 150 feet, asphalt) at the Bloomington-Monroe County Airport, Bloomington, Indiana. The private pilot and three passengers were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Griffith, Indiana, at 1100. The pilot reported the airplane ballooned during the landing flare after the main gear had touched the runway. The airplane then contacted the runway with the right main landing gear. He reported the impact was "strong" enough to damage the right main landing gear. The pilot reported that the local winds were being reported as 220 degrees at 10 knots gusting to 18 knots. The local METAR reporting station reported the winds at 1153, were from 220 degrees at 14 knots. Post accident inspection of the airplane by an inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana, Flight Standards District Office revealed substantial damage to the right wing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N350NW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N350NW), registered now, S/N CE-753, built 1977 (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-753 - Engines: Lycoming TIO-540 350 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Sean M. McGrath - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 05C, Griffith, IN - Destination: BMG, Bloomington, IN - Airport: BMG, Monroe County, runway 17, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 31; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review November 10, 2001; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 14 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 25 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: BMG ## 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 20020126001859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020126001859A), Jan 26, 2002: Beech F33A, Bloomington, IN, No damage. (.19) On January 26, 2002, at 1145 eastern standard time, a Beech F33A, N350NW, operated by a private pilot, experienced a hard landing on runway 17 (6,500… ## Other investigations on N350NW (2) 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 ERA10LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA349), Jul 6, 2010: Beech F33A (N350NW), Mooresville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. - [NTSB CHI98LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA276), Jul 25, 1998: Beech F33A (N350NW), Delavan, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll. Factors contributing to this accident were the pilot's inadequate preflight, his operation of an airplane with a known… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 9, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54084. 328 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 279 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40381327&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Information (item 2, .PDF, 21 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40381328&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Information-Redacted.PDF - FAA Inspector's Statement (item 3, .PDF, 28 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40381329&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Inspector%27s%20Statement-Redacted.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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.