# Accident 19980324005539A: Boeing A75N1, Grand Junction, CO, March 24, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1998, 13:00 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0809° N, 108.5492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0809&lon=-108.5492&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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 150 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324005539A

## Narrative

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

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 AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN STORED FOR THE WINTER, THE PILOT LANDED WITH VARIABLE WINDS AND DURING LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT WING LIFTED DRAGGING THE LOWER RIGHT WING ON THE RUNWAY.  DAMAGE WAS INCURRED ON THE LOWER RIGHT WING, AILERON, AND LOWER RIGHT WING SPAR.                                                   (-23)TOOKOFF RUNWAY #29, STAYED IN PATTERN.  GOT SEVERAL WIND CHECKS ONLANDING RUNWAY 29.  WIND WAS 260, WITH GUSTS AT 12 TO 17.  AFTER TOUCH DOWN LEFT WING WAS LIFTED BY THE WIND GUST, I WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT, THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT LOWER WING TO SCRAPE ON THE RUNWAY UNTIL I STOPPED.  I TAXIED BACK TO THE HANGER.

## 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 FTW98LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA168), Mar 24, 1998: Boeing A75N (PT-17) (N59448), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. Factors were variable winds and the pilot's lack of recent experience in make and model.

## Other reports on N59448 (2)

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

- [Incident 19960823030509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960823030509I), Aug 23, 1996: Boeing A75N1 (N59448), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. Narrative: wind became gusty after pilot departed Aspen for pleasure flight. He waited to land until the wind decreased with less crosswind component. After…
- [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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