19890121005719I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing D75N1 · Grass Valley, CA · January 21, 1989

Date: January 21, 1989 · 14:30 local
Place: Grass Valley, CA
Airport: Nevada County Airpark
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N747Q
Reported as: Boeing D75N1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 627 total50 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N747QRegistered now · Boeing D75N1S/N 75-4018 · Built 1941 Airframe modelBoeing D75N1 Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Wind shear and gust on flare. Lost directional control. Wing hit runway sign. Landed off runway and nosed up.

As the FAA filed it

WIND SHEAR AND GUST ON FLARE. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. WING HIT RUNWAY SIGN. LANDED OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED UP.

Other reports on N747Q · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19890817046129IForced/Precautionary Landing · Chico, CAVibration on climb out. Propeller departed aircraft. Forced landing. Crankshaft had failed aft of the prop splines.Aug 17, 1989 · Minor damage Accident 19790907026119AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · East Stroudsbur, PAEngine stopped enroute due to fuel exhaustion. Flipped over, landing in cornfield.Sep 7, 1979 · Reported as Boeing B75N1 · Substantial damage