# Accident 19970730023539A: Boeing A75, Dayton, TN, July 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1997, 18:45 local time
- Place: Dayton, TN
- Airport: Mark Anton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4893° N, 85.0098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4893&lon=-85.0098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N450HP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 12 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970730023539A

## Narrative

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

MADE WHEEL LANDING. LOST CONTROL AS TAIL CAME DOWN. GROUND LOOPED. WING HIT RUNWAY. LOW SKILL IN TAIL DRAGGER TYPE. (-23) THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER LANDING, THE AIRPLANE WAS TRACKING STRAIGHT AND HE HAD APPLIED FULL REAR STICK. THE SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 MPH WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT. HE SAID HE APPLIED OPPOSITE RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT. THE LEFT WING WAS RUBBING THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT MAIN TIRE BLEW OUT. BOTH LOWER LEFT WING SPARS WERE BROKEN, THE LOWER LEFT AILERON WAS BENT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, IT WAS FACING SOUTHEAST ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. HE SAID HE THEN SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND MOVED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY.

## 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 MIA97LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA223), Jul 30, 1997: Boeing A75 (N450HP), Dayton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing rollout resulting in an inadvertent ground loop, and on-ground collision between the left wing and the runway. Contributing to the…

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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