# Accident 20000720012009A: Boeing A75N1, Easton, MD, July 20, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2000, 16:45 local time
- Place: Easton, MD
- Airport: Easton Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7705° N, 76.0602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7705&lon=-76.0602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57851, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57851) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000720012009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/20/00 AT EASTON AIRPORT, MD, MR. PAUL EUGENE SCHLOSSER WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF HIS BOEING STEARMAN B-75,N57851. WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 33  MR. SCHLOSSER  LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK THE LOWER LEFT WING OF THE RUNWAY THEN VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRICKING A RUNWAY DESIGNATION SIGN.  MR SCHLOSSER STATED THAT DURING HIS LANDING AT EASTON HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL AND GROUND LOOP THE PLANE.  DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE SPAR ON THE LOWER LEFT WING.

## 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 NYC00LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA204), Jul 20, 2000: Boeing PT17 (N57851), Easton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control.

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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