# Accident 19990626007709A: Boeing B75N1, Kalamazoo, MI, June 26, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1999, 16:10 local time
- Place: Kalamazoo, MI
- Airport: Battle Creek International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2006° N, 85.5597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2006&lon=-85.5597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2PP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2PP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626007709A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI99LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA199), Jun 26, 1999: Boeing Stearman B75N1 (N2PP), Kalamazoo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the variable wind condition.

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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