Beechcraft F-33A N5544P

Summary

On 5 April 2001 at about 21:55 local time, a Beechcraft F-33A registered N5544P was involved in an accident near Mobile, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

5 April 2001 at 21:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Mobile, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Mobile Lufthansa Pvt (1AZ0)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Beechcraft F-33A

Registration

N5544P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Goodyear → Mobile

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA139

2 people had minor injuries.

The certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the dual student who failed to recognize the extent of the crosswind and lost directional control. A factor in the accident was the variable wind condition.

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

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After a touch-and-go, when the airplane was about 10-15 feet off the runway, the right wing lifted, the left wing struck the runway, the airplane rolled inverted, and came to rest off the side of the runway. The student pilot made no wind correction inputs. The flight instructor tried to stabilize the airplane but was unsuccessful. A variable wind condition existed at the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.