Beechcraft F33A N350NW
26 January 2002 · Bloomington, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 January 2002 at about 16:44 local time, a Beechcraft F33A registered N350NW was involved in an accident near Bloomington, Indiana, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:44
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomington, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monroe County (BMG)
- Coordinates
- 39.1609, -86.5194
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft F33A
- Registration
- N350NW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Griffith → Bloomington
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI02LA071
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft F33A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2002 | Beechcraft F33A | Lynchburg, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 May 2002 | Beechcraft F33A | Conway, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Dec 2002 | Beechcraft F33A | Durango, Colorado, United States | Robert W. Dunavant | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 2002 | Beechcraft F33A | Fernandina Bch, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 2003 | Beechcraft F33A | Greer, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Sep 2004 | Beechcraft F33A | Fresno, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2002 | Maule M-7-260C | Fishers, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2002 | Cessna 182N | Wheatfield, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2002 | Aviat S-2C | Sheridan, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jan 2002 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-41 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2002 | Piper PA-60 | Columbus, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Mar 2002 | Mitsubishi MU-300 | Anderson, Indiana, United States | Corporate Flight Management Inc | No injuries | - |