NTSB CEN24LA293 — 2024-07-30 · Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Current FAA registration · N8121N

Make / Model: BEECH F33A
Year of manufacture: 1991 · 33 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES (285 hp)
Seats / Engines: 5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19910410
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AB1352

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8121N Beech F33A None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the airplane began to skid to the right for 3-5 seconds after touchdown. The pilot corrected with left aileron; however, the left wing lifted and the right wing struck the ground. The airplane ground looped to the left and exited the runway. It struck several runway edge lights and came to rest upright against a taxiway sign, which resulted in substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 17 with wind from 090° at 11 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Effect on operation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_CEN24LA293.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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