# Accident 19990430005589A: Boeing B75N1, Chehalis, WA, April 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Chehalis, WA
- Airport: Chehalis-Centralia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6202° N, 122.9993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6202&lon=-122.9993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275HP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990430005589A

## Narrative

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

ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. (-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT THE CHEHALIS AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THERE WAS SLIGHT LEFT CROSSWIND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT "THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED DURING NORMAL CORRECTIVE BRAKINK FOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND STOPPING." THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED, CAUSING THE LEFT WINGTIP TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY, CRACKING THE WING SPARS. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE RIGHT BRAKE MALFUNCTION DURING SUBSEQUENT TAXIING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE RIGHT BRAKE AND FOUND IT TO OPERATED NORMALLY.

## 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 SEA99LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA064), Apr 30, 1999: Boeing B75N1 (N275HP), Chehalis, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Directional control was not maintained after the right brake locked up for undetermined reasons. An uncontrolled ground loop was a factor.

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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