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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Atlanta, GA · March 15, 1998

Date: March 15, 1998 · 13:14 local
Place: Atlanta, GA
Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N63538
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL98LA057
Reported as: Boeing A75N1
Reported engine: Continental W670*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,554 total121 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N63538Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 751864 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.

Landing in crosswind. Wind lifted left wing. Used abrupt control and brakes. Nosed over. Failed use rwy into wind. (.4)according to the pilot, after landing, the wind picked up the left wing, and the airplane began to ground loop. The pilot said he applied right brake to correct the alignment. During the braking application, the airplane to nose over. An FAA inspector corroborated the pilot's statement and commented that the pilot did not select a favorable runway for landing. (-23)a/c was landing in a crosswind condition. /ac's left wing was raised by a left gust and right bottom wing tip and outer aileron contacted the ground. Pilot made input of hard left aileron and right brake to keep tail going to the right. Control input was to abrupt; it caused the a/c to rotate to left and the left wing tip to contact the ground. A/c came to rest totally inverted with substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING IN CROSSWIND. WIND LIFTED LEFT WING. USED ABRUPT CONTROL AND BRAKES. NOSED OVER. FAILED USE RWY INTO WIND. (.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER LANDING, THE WIND PICKED UP THE LEFT WING, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP. THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO CORRECT THE ALIGNMENT. DURING THE BRAKING APPLICATION, THE AIRPLANE TO NOSE OVER. AN FAA INSPECTOR CORROBORATED THE PILOT'S STATEMENT AND COMMENTED THAT THE PILOT DID NOT SELECT A FAVORABLE RUNWAY FOR LANDING. (-23)A/C WAS LANDING IN A CROSSWIND CONDITION. /AC'S LEFT WING WAS RAISED BY A LEFT GUST AND RIGHT BOTTOM WING TIP AND OUTER AILERON CONTACTED THE GROUND. PILOT MADE INPUT OF HARD LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT BRAKE TO KEEP TAIL GOING TO THE RIGHT. CONTROL INPUT WAS TO ABRUPT; IT CAUSED THE A/C TO ROTATE TO LEFT AND THE LEFT WING TIP TO CONTACT THE GROUND. A/C CAME TO REST TOTALLY INVERTED WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 ATL98LA057Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChamblee, GAthe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and excessive application of braking action, which resulted in an on-ground loss-of-control and a nose over. Related factors were: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway, and the crosswind condition.Mar 15, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N63538 · 1

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

Accident 20101020051789ALanding: Rollout · Douglas, GAPilot stated that aircraft nosed over immediatly after a normal touchdown on runway 22. There was no post impact fire. Wind was at 230 degrees moving 8 knots. Passenger suffered a scratch on hand. Pilot suffered a cut on finger. Aircraft sustained damage to…Oct 20, 2010 · Substantial damage