# Accident 19990919044499A: Boeing A75N1, Westminster, MD, September 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1999, 13:06 local time
- Place: Westminster, MD
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6509° N, 77.0395° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6509&lon=-77.0395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29743 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990919044499A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC99LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA232), Sep 19, 1999: Boeing Stearman PT17 (N29743), Westminister, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while taxiing.

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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