# Accident 20000307011459A: Boeing A75, Imperial, CA, March 7, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: March 7, 2000, 13:30 local time - Place: Imperial, CA - Airport: Imperial County - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 32.8598° N, 115.6501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8598&lon=-115.6501&mi=10 - Aircraft: N56760, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56760) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Boeing A75 (registry code 1380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 (registry code 51659, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-1) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING A75 - Reported engine: PWA R985AN1 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA119) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307011459A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY DURING LANDING AT IMPERIAL COUNTY AIRPORT, IMPERIAL, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRCRAFT (EQUIPPED WITH A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR) FLIPPED OVER INVERTED AFTER IT RAN ONTO THE SOFT DIRT ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT'S PROPELLER, LOWER LEFT WING, AILERON, ELEVATOR, AND RUDDER WERE DAMAGED IN THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (.4)ON MARCH 7, 2000, AT 1330 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A STEARMAN A-75, N56760, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 14 (5,304 FEET BY 100 FEET) AND FLIPPED INVERTED DURING LANDING AT IMPERIAL COUNTY AIRPORT, IMPERIAL, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, DEPARTED FROM BORREGO SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AT 1245. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT, DURING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 14 AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. WHEN HE MADE A CORRECTION TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT MADE ABOUT A 30-DEGREE TURN TO THE RIGHT AND THE LOWER LEFT WING WENT DOWN AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SAND, AND NOSED OVER. THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. HE WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE REAR COCKPIT. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, THE PILOT SAID HE HAD RECENTLY ACQUIRED THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT'S ACCIDENT REPORT FORM STATED HE HAD 300 HOURS IN THE MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT BUT NO TIME IN MAKE AND MODEL WITHIN THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS. THE IMPERIAL SURFACE WINDS AT 1350 WERE FROM 170 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS. ## 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 LAX00LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA119), Mar 7, 2000: Stearman A-75 (N56760), Imperial, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. ## Other reports on N56760 (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20210426007329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210426007329A), Apr 26, 2021: Boeing A75 (N56760), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. On 04/26/2021, at 1945Z, a Boeing/stearman, N56760, piloted by [privacy data omitted], [privacy data omitted] was involved in an aircraft accident on runway 28… - [Incident 19960303006509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960303006509I), Mar 3, 1996: Boeing A75 (N56760), Oakland, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: at approximately 1110 hours PST, on March 3, 1996, N56760, a B-75, landed on runway 9R at Oakland airport. N56760 was cleared to expedite across… - [Accident 19860510077929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860510077929A), May 10, 1986: Boeing A75 (N56760), Angels Camp, CA, Destroyed. The aircraft struck a powerline and impacted a river. The pilot was operating at a very low altitude. - [Incident 19781229020709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781229020709I), Dec 29, 1978: Boeing A75 (N56760), Altadena, CA, Minor damage. Power loss due to loss of oil. Scavenge pump drain was held open by foreign matter. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.