# Accident 20030612031219A: Boeing E75, Casa Grande, AZ, June 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2003, 15:43 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Casa Grande Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9547° N, 111.7667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9547&lon=-111.7667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6030V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6030V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing E75 (registry code 1380120, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING E75
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,072 total, 91 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030612031219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT THE CASA GRANDE, AZ AIRPORT (CGZ) WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED IT TO DRIFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY FULL POWER AND GO AROUND WHEN THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK APPROX 40 YARDS NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, VERTICAL STAB, UNDERCARRIAGE AND PROP. BOTH THE PILOT AND ONE PAX HAD MINOR INJURIES. NO DAMAGE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY. AWOS WAS REPORTING WINDS 200 @10KTS WITH GUSTS TO 20KTS.

## 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 LAX03LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA195), Jun 12, 2003: Boeing Stearman E75 (N6030V), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and his failure to maintain aircraft control resulting in an inadvertent ground loop.

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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