19990626007709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing B75N1 · Kalamazoo, MI · June 26, 1999

Date: June 26, 1999 · 16:10 local
Place: Kalamazoo, MI
Airport: Battle Creek International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2PP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99LA199
Reported as: Boeing B75N1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2

N2PPRegistered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-3412 · Built 1942 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelJacobs R755B seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft spun around after landing, and the main landing gear collapsed. (.19)on June 26, 1999, at 1610 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Boeing stearman B75N1, N2PP, ground looped on while landing on runway 23 at the Battle Creek International Airport, Kalamazoo, Michigan. The airplane was substantially damaged. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The 14 CFR part 91 pleasure flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight originated from Kalamazoo, Michigan, about 1555 EDT. (-23)loss of directional control, believed pilot induced. Aircraft damage was substantial, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT SPUN AROUND AFTER LANDING, AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. (.19)ON JUNE 26, 1999, AT 1610 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A BOEING STEARMAN B75N1, N2PP, GROUND LOOPED ON WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE BATTLE CREEK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, ABOUT 1555 EDT. (-23)LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, BELIEVED PILOT INDUCED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL, NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI99LA199Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKalamazoo, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the variable wind condition.Jun 26, 1999 · Substantial damage