20020210000939A

(.19) On February 10, 2002, approximately 1321 pacific standard time, a Boeing stearman A75N1, N62658, registered to, and operated/being flown by a private pilot, incurred substantial damage on landing at the Creswell airport, Creswell, Oregon. The pilot and passenger were uninjured. Visual meteorological conditions existed and no flight plan had been filed. The flight, which was personal, was operated under 14CFR91, and originated from Creswell, stopping at eugene, Oregon, and then departing about 1305 back to Creswell. The pilot reported that during the landing roll, the aircraft began to veer left on runway 33. He applied rudder to correct back toward the centerline, but the aircraft veered right departing the right side of the runway. The aircraft impacted a culvert paralleling the east side of the runway during which, the main landing gear sheared off. The aircraft then nosed over. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction with the aircraft and that he lost control during the landing roll. He also reported that the winds upon landing were light. (-23) on 02/10/2002 the pilot had been performing familiarization "touch & go" landings/takeoffs at Creswell airport for an unspecified period of time. At approximately 1320 PST, during the landing prior to the accident, as the aircraft touched down, it drifted to the left. Over correction in the opposite direction forced the aircraft off of the runway and into the adjoining field where it struck a drainage ditch and flipped on it's back. The pilot exited the aircraft without injury or incident. The aircraft sustained substantial damage I.e. the under carriage was torn from the aircraft, left and right upper outboard leading edges were damaged, the left-hand upper wing spar was substantially damaged, and the propeller was destroyed. The condition of the engine is unknown at this time. The pilot does not dispute the cause of the accident as being pilot induced. The owner plans to repair the aircraft and continue to operate it.