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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Boeing E75 · Cheyenne, WY · April 21, 2002

Date: April 21, 2002 · 07:10 local
Place: Cheyenne, WY
Airport: Cheyenne Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N68463
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN02LA032
Reported as: Boeing E75
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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(-23) The ATP rated pilot was cleared to land on runway 28 at Cheyenne, WY. According to the pilot when the airplane touched down it bounced and drifted slightly. The pilot could see snow banks on both sides of the runway and when the airplane touched down again, he applied brakes to avoid the snow banks. The airplane nosed over, crushing the vertical stabilizer and bending the engine cowling, propeller, and upper left wing tip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ATP RATED PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28 AT CHEYENNE, WY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IT BOUNCED AND DRIFTED SLIGHTLY. THE PILOT COULD SEE SNOW BANKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RUNWAY AND WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, HE APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID THE SNOW BANKS. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER, CRUSHING THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND BENDING THE ENGINE COWLING, PROPELLER, AND UPPER LEFT WING TIP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN02LA032Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCheyenne, WYthe pilot's excessive use of the brakes, which resulted in a nose over.Apr 21, 2002 · Substantial damage