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FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Arbuckle, CA · June 15, 1998

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Date
June 15, 1998 · 16:55 local
Place
Arbuckle, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48576
Reported as
Boeing A75N1
Reported engine
Continental W670*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
16,000 total14,000 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N48576Registration cancelled Jan 28, 2000 · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-2441Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Struck vehicle and flipped over landing on ag strip. Hit vehicle roof and ground nose first. Flipped over. (.4)the pilot stated that the runway was situated perpendicular to a road. He overflew the Private dirt strip two times to check for landing direction and on-coming traffic. The pilot stated that he observed no on-coming traffic. He reported that as he reached the threshold 'things happened.' The aircraft touched down and became inverted facing the approach end of the runway. The pilot reported that he did not realize that the aircraft had struck a vehicle. Both the pilot and driver of the vehicle stated that they were unaware of each other's presence. No signage is available warning vehicles of low flying aircraft. (-23)on June 14, 1998, at 1655 hous PDT, a Boeing (stearman) A75N1, N48576, struck a vehicle and landed inverted on a agricultural airstrip near Arbuckle, California. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot received minor cuts to his hands. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The pilot stated dur ing the interview that he had flown the airstrip to observe the wind sock and look for traffic on the road that runs perpendicular to the approach end of the strip. The pilot stated he did not see any vehicles on the road as he turned final. The aircraft struck the roof of the moving vehicle just aft of the drivers side door, hit the ground nose first and rolled inverted facing the approach end of the runway. The driver of the vehicle did not report any injuries at the scene of the accident to the local police department. The driver stated he was traveling at the posted speed of 55 mph southbound on lones star road at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK VEHICLE AND FLIPPED OVER LANDING ON AG STRIP. HIT VEHICLE ROOF AND GROUND NOSE FIRST. FLIPPED OVER. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS SITUATED PERPENDICULAR TO A ROAD. HE OVERFLEW THE PRIVATE DIRT STRIP TWO TIMES TO CHECK FOR LANDING DIRECTION AND ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OBSERVED NO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. HE REPORTED THAT AS HE REACHED THE THRESHOLD 'THINGS HAPPENED.' THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AND BECAME INVERTED FACING THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD STRUCK A VEHICLE. BOTH THE PILOT AND DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF EACH OTHER'S PRESENCE. NO SIGNAGE IS AVAILABLE WARNING VEHICLES OF LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. (-23)ON JUNE 14, 1998, AT 1655 HOUS PDT, A BOEING (STEARMAN) A75N1, N48576, STRUCK A VEHICLE AND LANDED INVERTED ON A AGRICULTURAL AIRSTRIP NEAR ARBUCKLE, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR CUTS TO HIS HANDS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED DUR ING THE INTERVIEW THAT HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRSTRIP TO OBSERVE THE WIND SOCK AND LOOK FOR TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD THAT RUNS PERPENDICULAR TO THE APPROACH END OF THE STRIP. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT SEE ANY VEHICLES ON THE ROAD AS HE TURNED FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE ROOF OF THE MOVING VEHICLE JUST AFT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, HIT THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND ROLLED INVERTED FACING THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT TO THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE DRIVER STATED HE WAS TRAVELING AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 55 MPH SOUTHBOUND ON LONES STAR ROAD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.