# Accident 20030414008519A: Boeing A75L3, Gainesville, GA, April 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2003, 15:17 local time
- Place: Gainesville, GA
- Airport: Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2703° N, 83.8228° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2703&lon=-83.8228&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4908N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4908N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75L3 (registry code 1380102, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75L3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 20 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030414008519A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING AIRCRAFT IN GAINESVILLE, GA (GVL) ON RUNWAY 11. SHORTLY UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO GO TO THE LEFT, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED, PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR STRUT BROKE, AIRCRAFT RESTED ON THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT HORIZONTAL AND LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT.

## 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 ATL03LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA079), Apr 14, 2003: Boeing Stearman A75L3 (N4908N), Gainesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.

## Other reports on N4908N (1)

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

- [Incident 19880923067929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880923067929I), Sep 23, 1988: Boeing A75L3 (N4908N), Manchester, NH, Minor damage. Lost directional control on crosswind landing. Veered right. Left wheel shattered from side load. Scraped wing tip.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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