Date:	Thursday 1 February 2024
Time:	13:00 LT
Type:	Beechcraft C23 Sundowner
Owner/operator:	N6015u LLC
Registration:	N6015U
MSN:	M-2135
Engine model:	Lycoming O&VO-360 SER
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Elizabethtown-Curtis L Brown Jr Field, NC (KEYF) -   United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Southern Pines-Pinehurst Airport, NC (SOP/KSOP)
Destination airport:	Elizabethtown, NC
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported following a cross-country flight he entered the traffic pattern for landing and noticed a left crosswind about 8 knots. He described the approach as normal, however; the touchdown was to the right of the centerline and the nosed yawed to the right during the roll out. The pilot attempted to maintain directional control with rudder application, but the airplane continued to veer off the runway to the right into a ditch and the right main landing gear collapsed.
A Federal Aviation Administration inspector observed no anomalies with flight control continuity during a postaccident examination of the airplane. The stabilator sustained substantial damage.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion, right main landing gear collapse, and a collision with a ditch.

Weather about the time of the incident (1701Z):
KEYF 011610Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A3016 RMK AO2 T00980028
KEYF 011710Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3013 RMK AO2 T01150030
KEYF 011810Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 13/03 A3009 RMK AO2 T01290027

NTSB ERA24LA107
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N6015U/history/20240201/1702Z/KSOP/KEYF

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
02-Feb-2024 18:30	aus	Added
02-Feb-2024 18:32	harro	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ]
02-Feb-2024 18:33	harro	Updated [Date, Time, Other fatalities, Location, Category, ]
02-Feb-2024 18:37	harro	Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Narrative, ]
26-Feb-2024 17:16	Captain Adam	Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Category, Accident report, ]
01-Jul-2024 08:35	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]