20020813023379A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing D75N1 · Denver, CO · August 13, 2002

Date: August 13, 2002 · 09:25 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Front Range Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N64796
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN02LA091
Reported as: Boeing D75N1

N64796Registered now · Boeing D75N1S/N 75-1602 Airframe modelBoeing D75N1 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft departed apa and flew to Front Range Airport for training. The owner was in the rear seat and the instructor (chris basore) was in the Front seat. On touch down the aircraft was slightly tail high and bounced approximately six inches. The student allowed the aircraft to turn right and bank left during the bounce. The instructor followed on with the controls, but as the aircraft touched down for the second time it swerved hard right and began to ground loop. The instructor applied full left rudder and brake, but the aircraft did not turn. Aircraft departed the runway to the right and dragged the left wing tip, then turned left and dragged the right wing. Aircraft went up on it's nose and came to rest on it's propeller and main gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED APA AND FLEW TO FRONT RANGE AIRPORT FOR TRAINING. THE OWNER WAS IN THE REAR SEAT AND THE INSTRUCTOR (CHRIS BASORE) WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. ON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLIGHTLY TAIL HIGH AND BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY SIX INCHES. THE STUDENT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN RIGHT AND BANK LEFT DURING THE BOUNCE. THE INSTRUCTOR FOLLOWED ON WITH THE CONTROLS, BUT AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN FOR THE SECOND TIME IT SWERVED HARD RIGHT AND BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT TURN. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND DRAGGED THE LEFT WING TIP, THEN TURNED LEFT AND DRAGGED THE RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON IT'S NOSE AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S PROPELLER AND MAIN GEAR.

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 DEN02LA091Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWatkins, COthe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot.Aug 13, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N64796 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20000920015789ADenver, CO(-23)On September 20, 2000, at approx. 1430 MDT, a Boeing N-75-D75N1, stearman N64796, was substantially damaged while landing at Centennial Airport, englewood, CO. The pilot and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The…Sep 20, 2000 · No damage