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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Boeing A75N1 · Aspen, CO · August 23, 1996

Date: August 23, 1996 · 17:30 local
Place: Aspen, CO
Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N59448
Reported as: Boeing A75N1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,000 total50 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N59448Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-2115 · Built 1944 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)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.

Narrative: wind became gusty after pilot departed Aspen for pleasure flight. He waited to land until the wind decreased with less crosswind component. After landing, a gust caught the aircraft after it rolled past buildings, which were blocking the wind. Witnesses state that Mr. Basore handled the situation very professionally. The aircraft did not leave the runway and only minor scuff damage to the right wing tip occurred. No further action.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WIND BECAME GUSTY AFTER PILOT DEPARTED ASPEN FOR PLEASURE FLIGHT. HE WAITED TO LAND UNTIL THE WIND DECREASED WITH LESS CROSSWIND COMPONENT. AFTER LANDING, A GUST CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IT ROLLED PAST BUILDINGS, WHICH WERE BLOCKING THE WIND. WITNESSES STATE THAT MR. BASORE HANDLED THE SITUATION VERY PROFESSIONALLY. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT LEAVE THE RUNWAY AND ONLY MINOR SCUFF DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP OCCURRED. NO FURTHER ACTION.

Other reports on N59448 · 2

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

Accident 19980324005539ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Grand Junction, COWind gust lifted wing on landing roll. Dragged other wing during ground loop. (.4)while performing a touch-and-go landing on the first flight after the aircraft had been stored for the winter, the pilot landed with variable winds and during landing roll, the…Mar 24, 1998 · Substantial damage Accident 19900617022949ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Chicago/Aurora, ILAircraft weather cocked into crosswing on landing began ground loop and nosed over as pilot used brakes to recover.Jun 17, 1990 · Substantial damage