19990919044499A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1 · Westminster, MD · September 19, 1999

Date: September 19, 1999 · 13:06 local
Place: Westminster, MD
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N29743
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC99LA232
Reported as: Boeing A75N1

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot stated he was taxiing back after landing, hit a hole, gunned the power and flipped over. The land owner stated to the Maryland state police he saw the a/c attempt to land. The plane was leaning to the left, and it did a nose dive. The land owner stated to FAA inspectors that he thinks the pilot got on the brakes too hard after landing and flipped the a/c over. A gravel road crosses the runway at mipoint at 90 degrees. There were tire tracks across the road and the tracks indicate the tires were skidding in the direction of landing. The tire tracks continue to where the a/c stopped inverted. The a/c was eventually righted and towed off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATED HE WAS TAXIING BACK AFTER LANDING, HIT A HOLE, GUNNED THE POWER AND FLIPPED OVER. THE LAND OWNER STATED TO THE MARYLAND STATE POLICE HE SAW THE A/C ATTEMPT TO LAND. THE PLANE WAS LEANING TO THE LEFT, AND IT DID A NOSE DIVE. THE LAND OWNER STATED TO FAA INSPECTORS THAT HE THINKS THE PILOT GOT ON THE BRAKES TOO HARD AFTER LANDING AND FLIPPED THE A/C OVER. A GRAVEL ROAD CROSSES THE RUNWAY AT MIPOINT AT 90 DEGREES. THERE WERE TIRE TRACKS ACROSS THE ROAD AND THE TRACKS INDICATE THE TIRES WERE SKIDDING IN THE DIRECTION OF LANDING. THE TIRE TRACKS CONTINUE TO WHERE THE A/C STOPPED INVERTED. THE A/C WAS EVENTUALLY RIGHTED AND TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY.

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 NYC99LA232Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWestminister, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing.Sep 19, 1999 · Substantial damage