# Accident 19980315003449A: Boeing A75N1, Atlanta, GA, March 15, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1998, 13:14 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9002° N, 84.2997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9002&lon=-84.2997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63538, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63538) (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
- Reported engine: CONT W670*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,554 total, 121 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980315003449A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ATL98LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA057), Mar 15, 1998: Boeing A75N1 (N63538), Chamblee, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N63538 (1)

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

- [Accident 20101020051789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101020051789A), Oct 20, 2010: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N63538), Douglas, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot 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.…

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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