# Incident 19960823030509I: Boeing A75N1, Aspen, CO, August 23, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2219° N, 106.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY/SARDY FLD (ASE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2219&lon=-106.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59448, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823030509I

## Narrative

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

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 19980324005539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324005539A), Mar 24, 1998: Boeing A75N1 (N59448), Grand Junction, CO, Substantial damage. Wind 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…
- [Accident 19900617022949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900617022949A), Jun 17, 1990: Boeing A75N1 (N59448), Chicago/Aurora, IL, Substantial damage. Aircraft weather cocked into crosswing on landing began ground loop and nosed over as pilot used brakes to recover.

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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