Pilots Exceeded Crosswind Limits in HondaJet Excursion at Orlando Airport

Pilots Exceeded Crosswind Limits in HondaJet Excursion

Left wing was damaged after aircraft veered off runway and hit a sign

HondaJet accident — This HondaJet suffered damage to its left wing after veering off the left side of Runway 36L at Orlando International Airport. The wing hit a frangible runway remaining sign. According to the NTSB, the excursion was caused by the crew exceeding the airplane’s crosswind limitation.

By Gordon Gilbert • Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

April 7, 2026

A HondaJet pilot’s failure to control the twinjet after landing with known wind gusts exceeding the airplane’s crosswind limitation resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the aircraft, according to the NTSB final report of the Jan. 28, 2024 accident in Orlando, Florida. “Contributing to the accident were the flight crew’s continued approach to the runway despite knowing about the consistent wind gust crosswind component that exceeded the airplane’s published crosswind limitation, and their incorrect wind gust crosswind calculation in flight.”

The two pilots and two passengers were not injured in the Part 135 on-demand flight when the aircraft veered off the left side of Runway 36L at Orlando International Airport (KMCO) and the left wing hit a frangible distance-remaining sign. The pilot was able to steer the aircraft back onto the runway and stopped on a taxiway. Inspection of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the left wing’s forward spar in the area that hit the sign.

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