Beechcraft F33/G N331HP

Summary

On 28 June 2008 at about 04:25 local time, a Beechcraft F33/G registered N331HP, operated by ZPlane, LLC, was involved in an accident near Groveland, California, United States. 2 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.

Date

28 June 2008 at 04:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Groveland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Pine Mountain Lake Airport (E45)

Coordinates

37.8569, -120.1733

Aircraft

Beechcraft F33/G

Registration

N331HP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

ZPlane, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Van Nuys → Groveland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX08CA202

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswind conditions and failure to maintain proper alignment at touchdown resulting in a side load on the landing gear, which caused them to collapse.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing flare, a crosswind gust blew the airplane off the runway centerline path. The airspeed was too low to perform a go-around, so the pilot attempted to regain the runway centerline. The airplane touched down while moving laterally, and the landing gear became side loaded and collapsed. The airplane slid off the runway and stopped.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.