# Accident 19980922035159A: Boeing PT17, South Charlesto, WV, September 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: South Charlesto, WV
- Airport: Mallory Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3607° N, 81.6891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3607&lon=-81.6891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58095, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58095-2017-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT17
- Reported engine: CONT R670*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,048 total, 55 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC98LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980922035159A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1998, ABOUT 1900 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING PT-17 STEARMAN, N58095, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT MALLORY AIRPORT (WV12), SOUTH CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA. THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT STATED TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR THAT AFTER LANDING ON THE DRY, 24 FOOT-WIDE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SAID HE OVERCORRECTED, AND THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SLID ON WET GRASS, IMPACTED A DITCH, AND FLIPPED OVER. (.4)ON SEPTEMBER 22, 1998, ABOUT 1900 EASTER DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING PT-17 STEARMAN, N58095, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT MALLORY AIRPORT (WV12) SOUTH CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA.  THE CERTIFICATED COMMERICAL PILOT WAS UNINJURED, AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THE PILOT STATED TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR    THAT AFTER LANDING ON THE DRY, 24 FOOT-WIDE RUNWAY, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SAID HE OVERCORRECTED, AND THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE SLID ON WET GRASS, IMPACTED A DITCH, AND FLIPPED OVER.                                                         (-23) AFTER LANDING ON 24 FOOT WIDE RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY ON RIGHT SIDE. RUNWAY WAS DRY BUT GRASSON SIDES WAS WET AND SLIPPERY. AIRCRAFT SLID, IMPACTED DITCH, AND FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS AND TAIL SURFACES.

## 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 NYC98LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA191), Sep 22, 1998: Boeing PT-17 Stearman (N58095), So. Charleston, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.

## Other reports on N58095 (1)

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

- [Incident 19871003074269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871003074269I), Oct 3, 1987: Boeing A75N1 (N58095), Edgewater, FL, Minor damage. Power failure at altitude. Emergency landing on a highway. Found crank had broken aft of thrust bearing.

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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