Beechcraft 23 N2382J

Summary

On 10 February 2008 at about 14:00 local time, a Beechcraft 23 registered N2382J was involved in an accident near Pineland, Florida, United States. One person was 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.

Date

10 February 2008 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Pineland, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Salty Approach Airport (FL90)

Coordinates

26.6033, -82.2197

Aircraft

Beechcraft 23

Registration

N2382J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Myers → Pineland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC08CA098

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing. Contributing was the gusting wind conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

As the Beech A23 crossed over the approach end of the turf runway, it was struck by a "powerful gust" that banked it steeply left. The pilot leveled the wings, and the airplane touched down angled about 10 degrees left of the runway heading. After rolling about 50 feet, the left wing tip contacted a bush, pivoting the airplane further left. The airplane then struck other brush partially separating the left wing from the fuselage. The pilot estimated that the winds during the landing approach were a 45- to 50-degree crosswind, at 13 knots, with gusts between 15 and 20 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.