Beech B90 accident near Hillsboro, Texas, September 17, 2011
On September 17, 2011 at about 4:45 pm local time, a Beech B90, registered N125A, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Hillsboro, Texas (Hillsboro Municipal Airport). It was a skydiving flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to obtain a proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway undershoot.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- September 17, 2011 · about 4:45 pm local time
- Place
- Hillsboro, Texas · Hillsboro Municipal Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech B90 · all B90s on the register
- Registration
- N125A · no longer on the register · serial LJ-360
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Skydiving flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
While landing, the airplane touched down short of the runway, the left main landing gear impacted the edge of the runway and collapsed, and the airplane departed the edge of the runway into a culvert. The airplane’s left wing sustained substantial damage.
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
- Landing area undershoot during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
- Landing gear collapse during landing (landing roll)
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll)
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Descent/approach/glide path › Not attained/maintained
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,900 hours in all; 200 in this make and model; 40 in the last 90 days
- Last flight review: April 1, 2010
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 9,254 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 9,650 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt And Whitney PT6A-20 (turboprop); 0 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20 (turboprop); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KINJ Hillsboro TX
- Destination: KINJ Hillsboro TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 3,998 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 170° at 9 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 3,100 ft
- Temperature: 84°F (29°C), dew point 70°F (21°C)
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observation at 4:55 pm from KINJ
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
3 documents, released by the NTSB on October 31, 2011. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1: Not Obtained | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 2 | Witness Statement: Pilot's Written Statement | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
| 3 | Correspondence: Record of Conversation with FAA Inspector | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
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