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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing A75N1 · Santa Monica, CA · April 20, 1985

Date
April 20, 1985 · 14:54 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Airport
Santa Monica
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N48994
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Reported engine
Continental R670*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,575 total219 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Premature relaxation of controls after crosswind landing. Wingtip struck ground causing minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

PREMATURE RELAXATION OF CONTROLS AFTER CROSSWIND LANDING. WINGTIP STRUCK GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.