# Accident 20010922027119A: Boeing B75N1, Carbondale-Murp, IL, September 22, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: September 22, 2001, 19:40 local time - Place: Carbondale-Murp, IL - Airport: Southern Illinois - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 37.7199° N, 89.2096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7199&lon=-89.2096&mi=10 - Aircraft: N47964, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47964) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Boeing B75N1 (registry code 1380144, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental W670-6N (registry code 17318, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-6n) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING B75N1 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA321) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010922027119A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1940 LOCAL TIME, N47964, A B-75, WAS FLYING INTO THE CARBONDALE-SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT WITH THE INTENTION OF LANDING IN THE UNLIGHTED SOD AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 36R AT THAT AIRPORT, AS PER LETTER OF AGREEMENT WITH THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY. DURING HIS APPROACH TO A LANDING, THE PILOT MISJUDGED A CORNFIELD NEAR THE SOD AREA FOR GRASS, AND PROCEEDED TO LAND IN THE CORN. UPON CONTACT WITH THE CORN, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. SUN DATA: SUNSET - 1854 LOCAL TIME, CIVIL TWILIGHT - 1920 LOCAL TIME (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2001, AT 1940 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BOEING STEARMAN B75N1, N47964, OWNED AND OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A LANDING IN A CORNFIELD, WHICH WAS ADJACENT TO A SOD AREA THAT RAN PARALLEL TO RUNWAY 36R (6,506 FEET BY 100 FEET, ASPHALT SURFACE) AT THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT (MDH), CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FL IGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT AND HIS SINGLE PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT, SHELBYVILLE, ILLINOIS, AT 1910. ACCORDING TO THE MANAGER OF THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AT MDH, THE PILOT REQUESTED TO LAND ON THE SOD AREA TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 36R AND THE AIRCRAFT ACTUALLY LANDED IN THE CORNFIELD ADJACENT TO THE SOD AREA ON A NORTHERLY HEADING. THE TOWER MANAGER APPROXIMATED THE PERPENDICULAR DISTANCE FROM THE EDGE OF RUNWAY 36R TO THE ACCIDENT SITE WAS 350-FEET. THE TOWER MANAGER APPROXIMATED THE WIDTH OF THE SOD AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 36R TO BE 200-FEET. THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AIRPORT AUTHORITY (SIAA) APPROVED TAKEOFF AND LANDING OPERATIONS ON THE SOD AREA ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 36R FOR TWO SPECIFIC PILOT/AIRCRAFT COMBINATIONS. THE SIAA ISSUED A MEMORANDUM TO THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER THAT DISCUSSED THE ASSOCIATED LIMITATIONS AND PROVISIONS OF THE OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT ON THE SOD AREA. THE MEMO STATES, "THESE INDIVIDUALS [THE TWO PILOTS ALLOWED TO USE THE SOD AREA] HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED AS TO THE USABLE PORTION OF THAT GROUND AND HAVE AGREED TO ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ACTIVITIES IN THE USE OF THAT AREA. THE SIAA VIEWS THIS AS AN 'AT YOUR OWN RISK' OPERATION." THE MEMORANDUM DID NOT HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL LIMITATIONS OR PROVISIONS, INCLUDING THE RESTRICTION OF OPERATIONS AFTER CIVIL TWILIGHT. ## 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 CHI01LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA321), Sep 23, 2001: Boeing Stearman B75N1 (N47964), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the proper alignment with the landing area. Contributing to the accident was the light conditions. ## Other reports on N47964 (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20130320005669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130320005669A), Mar 20, 2013: Boeing B75N1 (N47964), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. N47964 had recently finished its 100HR/annual inspection and had been flown by [privacy data omitted], who is a PT-17 instructor. [privacy data omitted] Flight… - [Accident 20120818021349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120818021349A), Aug 18, 2012: Boeing B75N1 (N47964), Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. On August 18, 2012 at approximate 0639 hours PDT, Boeing model B75N1 (stearman) N47964 ground looped after landing and came to rest in the center infield of… - [Accident 19791028033389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791028033389A), Oct 28, 1979: Boeing E75 (N47964), Bealton, VA, Substantial damage. Loose control lock jammed the controls. Pilot forced the controls breaking the control stick. Wrong type stick. 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. 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