# NTSB CHI04CA244: Beech BE-18, N5180V, Lakeville, MN, August 29, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 29, 2004, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC) - Place: Lakeville, MN - Coordinates: 44.627777, -93.228057 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6278&lon=-93.2281&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 60058 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04CA244 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60058/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA244 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate flare, the improper recovery from a bounced landing, the loss of directional control, and inadequate compensation for the crosswind. A factor was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - ground - Gear collapsed, landing - landing gear,main gear - separation ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage during landing on runway 12. The pilot reported that the crosswinds on final approach to runway 12 were "quite strong" and he needed to crab into the wind to maintain runway alignment. He reported that during touchdown he was too fast for a 3 point landing and bounced about 3-4 feet in the air after touchdown. He reported that the "wind got under the right wing" and the airplane went off the left side of the runway. The airplane "ground looped" with the left wing hitting the ground. The airplane hit light boxes and continued in a left turn. The right landing gear separated from the airplane, and then the airplane hit a 3-4 foot ditch before coming to a stop. The recorded winds at LVN at 1415 were 150 degrees at 9 knots gusting to 14 knots. ## Factual narrative On August 29, 2004, at 1415 central daylight time, a Beech BE-18, N5180V, sustained substantial damage during landing on runway 12 (4,098 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at the Airlake Airport (LVN), Lakeville, Minnesota. The commercial pilot and two passengers were not injured, and one passenger received minor injuries. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight departed a private airstrip near Spooner, Wisconsin, at 1330, with LVN as the destination. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that the crosswinds on final approach to runway 12 were "quite strong" and he needed to crab into the wind to maintain runway alignment. He reported that during touchdown he was too fast for a 3 point landing and bounced about 3-4 feet in the air after touchdown. He reported that the "wind got under the right wing" and the airplane went off the left side of the runway. The pilot reported that the airplane "ground looped" with the left wing hitting the ground. The airplane hit light boxes and continued in a left turn. The right landing gear separated from the airplane, and then the airplane hit a 3-4 foot ditch before coming to a stop. The recorded winds at LVN at 1415 were 150 degrees at 9 knots gusting to 14 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5180V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5180V), registered now, S/N 51-11689A, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech BE-18 - Registry model: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 51-11689A - Engines: Pratt & Whitney R985-AN14B 450 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Fast Company LLC - Registered owner: Fast Company LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: Spooner, WI - Destination: LVN, Lakeville, MN - Airport: LVN, Airlake Airport, runway 12 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 4,303 total, 286 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Observed at: LVN ## 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 20040829019369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040829019369A), Aug 29, 2004: Beech C45H, Lakeville, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Landing with 30 degree crosswind, pilot stated that just after touchdown a gust of wind raised the right wing and the aircraft veered to the left at… 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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