# NTSB DFW08CA072: Beech 58P, N42SM, Hereford, TX, January 16, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 16, 2008, 11:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Hereford, TX - Coordinates: 34.857776, -102.327224 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8578&lon=-102.3272&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: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 31, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 67541 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW08CA072 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/67541/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA072 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of control on landing. A factor was a gusting crosswind component. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Not specified (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=1152744), [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: [Beech 58P, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152744), [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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Beech 58P, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1152744), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported on the NTSB form 6120.1, Pilot/Operator Accident/Incident Report that he was on a visual approach to runway 3 with winds reported to be 360 degrees at 25 knots gusting to 32 knots. The pilot stated that the approach seemed normal using 15 degrees of flaps and a little more power due to the winds. When the pilot began his flare a "tremendous gust of wind caught under the left wing" causing the right wing to drag the pavement. This produced a slight nose down attitude and a right turn. The airplane departed the runway and the pilot was able to regain control. The airplane right wing, right engine prop and landing gear main struts were damaged. The pilot and his passenger were not injured. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported on the NTSB form 6120.1, Pilot/Operator Accident/Incident Report that he was on a visual approach to runway 3 with winds reported to be 360 degrees at 25 knots gusting to 32 knots. The pilot stated that the approach seemed normal using 15 degrees of flaps and a little more power due to the winds. When the pilot began his flare a "tremendous gust of wind caught under the left wing" causing the right wing to drag the pavement. This produced a slight nose down attitude and a right turn. The airplane departed the runway and the pilot was able to regain control. The airplane right wing, right engine prop and landing gear main struts were damaged. The pilot and his passenger were not injured. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N42SM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42SM), registered now, S/N TJ-109, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 58P - Registry model: [Beech 58P](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58p) (registry code 1152744) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TJ-109 - Airframe hours: 2843 - Engines: Teledyne Continental TSO-520L 310 horsepower reciprocating; Teledyne Continental TSO-520L 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Registered owner: Golden Tire Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2007 - Departed: TXK, Texarkana, AR - Destination: HRX, Hereford, TX - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: KHRX, ford Municipal Airport, runway 03, 5,387 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 1,392 total, 530 in this make and model, 1,312 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 21 knots, gusting 31 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,100 ft overcast - Temperature: 32 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: HRX ## 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 20080116010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080116010369A), Jan 16, 2008: Beech 58P, Hereford, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On January 16, 2008 at approximately 1430 CST, N42SM, a Beech 58P, during the part 91 flight from texarkana, Texas (tkx) to phoenix, Arizona (phx),… 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.