# NTSB DEN08LA011: North American NA-265-65, N65BT, New Century, KS, October 15, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 14, 2007, 23:50 local (Oct 15, 2007, 04:50 UTC) - Place: New Century, KS - Coordinates: 38.830833, -94.890274 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8308&lon=-94.8903&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 66912 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN08LA011 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66912/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA011 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing factors in this accident were the sudden wind shift, from calm to a gusty crosswind, the runway light, and the concrete pad. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with weather, landing - roll - weather condition - sudden windshift (contributing factor) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - runway light (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane had just completed a corporate/executive flight and was being repositioned to its base. The captain, who was flying the airplane, said he saw the runway lights through light rain when they were 10 miles away from the airport. He intercepted and flew the visual approach slope indicator and landed on runway 18. The rain increased in intensity, and the airplane touched down approximately the 1,000-foot mark. The wind was from the southeast and gusting. As the captain selected reverse thrust, the wind shifted from the west. Directional control was lost and the airplane hydroplaned off the left side of the runway, striking a concrete pad and runway light. The nose landing gear was sheared off and the pressure vessel was compromised. ## Factual narrative On October 14, 2007, approximately 2350 central daylight time, a North American NA-265-65, N65BT, registered to and operated by Sabre 65 LLC and piloted by an airline transport certificated pilot, was substantially damaged when it went off the runway and struck a concrete pad and runway light while landing at New Century Aircenter (IXD), New Century, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. The positioning flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, and a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan had been filed and activated. The captain and first officer, the only occupants on board the airplane, were not injured. The flight originated at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC), Kansas City, Missouri, approximately 2330. According to FAA inspectors who interviewed the flight crew, the airplane had just completed a corporate/executive flight from Las Vegas (LAS), Nevada, to MKC, and was being repositioned to IXD. The captain, who was flying the airplane, said he saw the runway lights through light rain when they were 10 miles away from the airport. He intercepted and flew the visual approach slope indicator (VASI) and landed on runway 18. The rain had increased in intensity, and the airplane touched down approximately the 1,000-foot mark. The wind was from the southeast and gusting. As the captain selected reverse thrust, the wind shifted from the west. Directional control was lost and the airplane hydroplaned off the left side of the runway, striking a concrete pad and runway light. The captain's accident report was similar to the statement he gave to FAA. He said the approach was made in "light rain," and the touchdown was normal, but "wind and rain increased on rollout. After passing [a] building, wind intensif[ied], now out of the west 270 degrees or 280 degrees. Wind now like a shear. Aircraft started to weathervane and buffet out of control. Aircraft skidded off the left side of runway. Nose wheel str[uck] runway light base and sheared off. Aircraft came to rest about 25 feet off the left side of runway [and] about 5,000 feet down runway." Winds recorded at IXD at 2130 and 0053 were 130 degrees at 9 knots and 150 degrees at 6 knots, respectively. The nose landing gear was sheared off and the pressure vessel was compromised. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N65BT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65BT), registered now, S/N 465-3, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: North American NA-265-65 - Registry model: [Rockwell International NA-265-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-na-265-65) (registry code 7630107) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [AiResearch TFE731 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tfe731-series) (registry code 01518, turbo-jet) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 03 - Engines: Garrett-AiResearch TFE-731-3R-1D 3700 lbs thrust turbo jet - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Positioning, Part 91 - Registered owner: Sabre 65 LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, September 1, 2007 - Departed: MKC, Kansas City, KS - Destination: IXD, New Century, KS - Airport: IXD, New Century Aircenter, runway 17, 7,339 × 190 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 16,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 13,000 as pilot in command - Co-pilot; age 72; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; seat: right; flight hours: 15,900 total, 110 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 150° at 6 knots - Visibility: 5 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft broken - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.84 inHg - Observed at: IXD ## 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 20071014824299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071014824299A), Oct 14, 2007: Rkwell NA26565, Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft landed at ixd, runway 18, touching down on or near the touchdown zone marker. The pilot deployed thrust reversers. During the rollout, the… 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.