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FAA incident report · Boeing B75N1 · Gustine, CA · February 3, 2003

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Date
February 3, 2003 · 16:55 local
Place
Gustine, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57414
Reported as
Boeing B75N1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total150 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N57414Registered now · Boeing B75N1S/N 75-7798 · Built 1945Airframe modelBoeing B75N1Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted had recently restored the 1942 stearman aircraft, N57414. The aircraft has original mechanical brakes on the landing gear and privacy data omitted had been working on them to clean out debris between the shoes and the hub. He was taxi testing the brakes when the right brake locked up on him. The aircraft began a turn to the right off the runway and toward a fence. privacy data omitted Stated that he applied engine power to the aircraft in an attempt to get rudder authority. The power application proved to be a mistake, driving the aircraft into the fence and nosing it over on its back. Both of the aircraft lower wings suffered damage when they struck fence posts and the rudder was damaged when it struck the ground. The aircraft engine suffered a propeller strike when it hit the fence. privacy data omitted, The sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. This accident occured on privacy data omitted Private, hard surfaced, 2400 foot long, north-south facing runway, which is parallel to and visible from interstate highway I-5, off of butts road in Gustine, CA.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD RECENTLY RESTORED THE 1942 STEARMAN AIRCRAFT, N57414. THE AIRCRAFT HAS ORIGINAL MECHANICAL BRAKES ON THE LANDING GEAR AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD BEEN WORKING ON THEM TO CLEAN OUT DEBRIS BETWEEN THE SHOES AND THE HUB. HE WAS TAXI TESTING THE BRAKES WHEN THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP ON HIM. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A TURN TO THE RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY AND TOWARD A FENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE APPLIED ENGINE POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET RUDDER AUTHORITY. THE POWER APPLICATION PROVED TO BE A MISTAKE, DRIVING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE FENCE AND NOSING IT OVER ON ITS BACK. BOTH OF THE AIRCRAFT LOWER WINGS SUFFERED DAMAGE WHEN THEY STRUCK FENCE POSTS AND THE RUDDER WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SUFFERED A PROPELLER STRIKE WHEN IT HIT THE FENCE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. THIS ACCIDENT OCCURED ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE, HARD SURFACED, 2400 FOOT LONG, NORTH-SOUTH FACING RUNWAY, WHICH IS PARALLEL TO AND VISIBLE FROM INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I-5, OFF OF BUTTS ROAD IN GUSTINE, CA.