N118CX is a 2022 Honda Aircraft HA-420. It is a fixed-wing multi-engine aircraft with 8 seats, powered by a Ge Honda HF-120. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Dover, DE. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Apr 2022. It has been registered to its current owner since Dec 2025. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 4 years old
- 1 of 233 Honda Aircraft HA-420
2025
2022
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The airplane was coming into the airport to land following a cross-country flight. The pilot reported they checked the weather, entered the current conditions in the Garmin Control Unit, and received the results they expected for the RNAV approach to runway 33. The airport manager came on the radios and reported the winds as 280o at 8 knots, gusting to 19 knots. The crew captured the glidepath before the final approach fix and the co-pilot called out speeds to touchdown, the last being 115 kts. The touchdown was normal, but then the airplane experienced a strong yaw to the left from a wind gust. The pilot attempted to steer the airplane back, but the airplane went off the left side of the runway, struck a taxiway sign, and came to a stop with the nose of the airplane facing the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left inboard wing and lower left fuselage. The crew reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
At the time of the accident, the airplane was landing on runway 33 with reported winds 280o at 8 knots with gusts to 24 knots.
Following the accident, the company put in place stricter crosswind component limits for its’ fleet of airplanes.
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