# Accident 19990430005609A: Boeing IB75A, Olympia, WA, April 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Airport: Olympia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9710° N, 122.8702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9710&lon=-122.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56208, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56208-2021-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing IB75A (registry code 1380152, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-ib75a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA99LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990430005609A

## Narrative

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

ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 AT THE OLYMPIA AIRPORT. THE WIND WAS A RIGHT CROSSWIND, REPORTED TO BE FROM 230 AT 10-12 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED THE WIND WAS  A LITTLE STRONGER THAN HE WAS COMFORTABLE WITH. THE PILOT MADE A THREE POINT LANDING. DURING ROLLOUT, HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE A/C GROUND LOOPED TO THE RIGHT,DAMAGING THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL, LEFT WINGTIP AND LEFT LOWER AIRLERON.

## 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 SEA99LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA065), Apr 30, 1999: Boeing Stearman 1B75A (N56208), Olympia, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions. A factor contributing to the accident was a crosswind during the landing roll out.

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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