Meyers OTW accident near Haskell, Texas, June 8, 2009
On June 8, 2009 at about 11:55 pm local time, a Meyers OTW, registered N34335, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Haskell, Texas (Haskell Municipal Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 8, 2009 · about 11:55 pm local time
- Place
- Haskell, Texas · Haskell Municipal Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Meyers OTW 145 · all OTWs on the register
- Registration
- N34335 · registry record · serial 80
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was flying a visual approach and landing when he felt a burst of wind, which pushed the tail to the left. The pilot compensated with left brake and left rudder, but did not prevent the airplane from exiting the runway. The pilot applied both brakes to slow the airplane and the airplane pulled to the right into a ditch, damaging the airplane frame near the firewall.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Other weather encounter during landing (landing roll)
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Variable wind › Response/compensation
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 800 hours in all; 60 in this make and model; 31 in the last 90 days; 23 in the last 30 days; 750 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: January 12, 2008
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 20, 2009
- Maximum gross weight: 1,910 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Warner 165D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DUC Duncan OK at 4:55 pm
- Destination: BPG Big Springs TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 3,420 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Wind: at 4 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: vv; clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Observation at 6:52 pm from ABI, 47 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flig | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CEN09CA346.