# Accident 19950814049369A: Boeing B75N1, Englewood, CO, August 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1995, 14:00 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6397° N, 104.9898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6397&lon=-104.9898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N735YP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N735YP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814049369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW95LA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA341), Aug 14, 1995: Boeing B75N1 (N735YP), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP. A FACTOR WAS CROSSWIND.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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