19991219035639I

Incident

FAA incident report · Boeing A75N1 · Baltimore, MD · December 19, 1999

Date: December 19, 1999 · 15:23 local
Place: Baltimore, MD
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N59754
Reported as: Boeing A75N1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,800 total300 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N59754Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-483 · Built 1940 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) During normal banner towing operations the tow rope released, without pilot manually releasing it. The banner and tow line landed in the parking lot of PSI net stadium, slight damaging an unoccupied car. The hitch and release mechanism was inspected and checked for operation, with no defects noted. The operator stated the he place a piece of electrical tape around the tow hitch in the future. This will make the hitch more secure and still allow manual release.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING NORMAL BANNER TOWING OPERATIONS THE TOW ROPE RELEASED, WITHOUT PILOT MANUALLY RELEASING IT. THE BANNER AND TOW LINE LANDED IN THE PARKING LOT OF PSI NET STADIUM, SLIGHT DAMAGING AN UNOCCUPIED CAR. THE HITCH AND RELEASE MECHANISM WAS INSPECTED AND CHECKED FOR OPERATION, WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. THE OPERATOR STATED THE HE PLACE A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND THE TOW HITCH IN THE FUTURE. THIS WILL MAKE THE HITCH MORE SECURE AND STILL ALLOW MANUAL RELEASE.