Mobile Lufthansa Pvt Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Mobile, Arizona 85238
Thursday, April 5, 2001 14:55 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

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.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

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.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 4/5/2001
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1455
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City Mobile
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 85238
Event Date Year 2001
Event Date Month 4
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport Mobile Lufthansa Pvt
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 1AZ0
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1261
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1514 Mountain Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 330
Weather Observation Facility ID GYR
Elevation of weather observation facility 959
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 20
Time Zone of the weather observation MST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 7000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 7000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Thin Broken
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 30
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator Variable
Wind Speed (knots) 10
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.89
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Minor
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor 2
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 11074
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Apr 5 2001 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1540
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Nov 28 2001 7:25AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office WP-FSDO Scottsdale

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5544P
NTSB Number LAX01LA139
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Beech
Aircraft Model F-33A
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number CE 1336
Certified Max Gross Weight 3400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection AAIP
Date of Last Inspection Mar 30 2001 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 11
Airframe Hours 12551
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Airline Training Center Arizona Inc
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1658 S. Litchfield Rd
Aircraft Owner City Goodyear
Aircraft Owner State AZ
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 85338
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code GYR
Departure City Goodyear
Departure State AZ
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1420
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 1AZ0
Destination City Mobile
Destination State AZ
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff - initial climb
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred Yes
Date of most recent change to record Nov 10 2001 10:39AM
User who most recently changed record COOS
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 9
Runway Length 4500
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --