# NTSB NYC03LA142: Beech 24, N1485L, Rome, NY, June 25, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 25, 2003, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Rome, NY - Coordinates: 43.255001, -75.603614 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2550&lon=-75.6036&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57410 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC03LA142 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57410/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA142 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around which resulted in the airplane impacting trees. A factor in the accident was the shifting wind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr) - object - tree(s) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - sudden windshift (contributing factor) ## Analysis During landing on a 3,000-foot-long and 23-foot-wide runway, the airplane bounced, and the pilot initiated a go-around. During the climbout, the airplane's left wing impacted a tree after an uncommanded left bank, which the pilot did not correct. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane, and stated the wind was "shifting" at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative On June 25, 2003, at 1400 eastern daylight time, a Beech 24, N1485L, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing at Becks Grove Airport (K16), Rome, New York. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, while landing on runway 06, a 3,000-foot-long and 23-foot-wide runway, the airplane bounced, and he initiated a "go-around." During the climbout, the airplane banked left uncommanded, and the pilot "didn't straighten the airplane," before impacting a tree with the left wing. The airplane descended to the ground and came to rest upright. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane, and stated the wind was "shifting" at the time of the accident, which contributed to the airplane's bounce on the runway. Substantial damage was incurred to both wings and the vertical stabilizer. The weather reported at the Oneida County Airport (UCA), Utica, New York, which was located 11 miles from Rome, at 1356, included wind from 160 degrees at 10 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1485L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1485L-2005-08-16), registration cancelled 2005-08-16, S/N MA-366, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Beech 24 - Registry model: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: MA-366 - Airframe hours: 2078 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: James Kasperski - Registered owner: JP Mitchel Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 8, 2002, 19 hours before - Departed: K16, Rome, NY - Destination: K16 - Airport: K16, Beck's Grove Airport, runway 6, 3,000 × 23 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 18, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 445 total, 92 in this make and model, 330 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 10 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: UCA, 11 nm away ## 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 20030625030339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030625030339A), Jun 25, 2003: Beech A2324, Rome, NY, Destroyed. (-23) On 07/01/2003, the pilot called FSDO EA-01 and reported that he had crashed on 06/25/2003 at Becks Grove, NY (K16). He reported that he had lost control… 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.