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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing B75N1 · Englewood, CO · August 14, 1995

Date: August 14, 1995 · 14:00 local
Place: Englewood, CO
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N735YP
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW95LA341
Reported as: Boeing B75N1

N735YPRegistered now · Boeing B75N1S/N 75-2611 · Built 1942 Airframe modelBoeing B75N1 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-16) Pilot was making a full stop following a series of touch and go landings. According to pilot touchdown was smooth and at the point selected on the runway. Just before the tail touched down on the runway a gust of wind suddenly raised the left wing sufficient enough to cause the left wheel t clear the ground and the right wingtip to contact the ground. The aircraft swerved right causing the left wheel to go off into the turf on the left side of the runway, the tail to raise despite full back stick, the prop tips to contact the runway pavement grinding the tips and the left wing (lower) to contact the ground causing substantial damage to the left wing. Pilot was able to recover control of the aircraft back on the runway and come to a complete stop. Pilot stated the initial tilt was so sudden and positive that he had no chance to correct it. Pilot has approximately 500 hours in this aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

(-16) PILOT WAS MAKING A FULL STOP FOLLOWING A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ACCORDING TO PILOT TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH AND AT THE POINT SELECTED ON THE RUNWAY. JUST BEFORE THE TAIL TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY A GUST OF WIND SUDDENLY RAISED THE LEFT WING SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE LEFT WHEEL T CLEAR THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED RIGHT CAUSING THE LEFT WHEEL TO GO OFF INTO THE TURF ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE TAIL TO RAISE DESPITE FULL BACK STICK, THE PROP TIPS TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT GRINDING THE TIPS AND THE LEFT WING (LOWER) TO CONTACT THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. PILOT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PILOT STATED THE INITIAL TILT WAS SO SUDDEN AND POSITIVE THAT HE HAD NO CHANCE TO CORRECT IT. PILOT HAS APPROXIMATELY 500 HOURS IN THIS AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW95LA341Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEnglewood, COFailure by the pilot to maintain directional control which resulted in a ground loop. A factor was crosswind.Aug 14, 1995 · Substantial damage