# Accident 20061005020349A: Boeing 75, Sweetwater, TX, October 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Sweetwater, TX
- Airport: Avenger Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4667° N, 100.4667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4667&lon=-100.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27933, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27933) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 75 (registry code 1380104, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental R670-SERIES series (registry code 17016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 75
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,019 total, 11 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061005020349A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 2006, AT 1400 CDT, THE PILOT OF N27933 EXECUTED A LANDING TO RUNWAY 4 AT AVENGER FIELD (KSWW) NEAR SWEETWATER, TEXAS. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE PAVED RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR WING STRUT, LEFT WINGTIP, LEFT AILERON, AND WING INTERNAL STRUCTURE. TIRE MARKS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE THRESHOLD. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 DFW07CA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA003), Oct 5, 2006: Boeing 75 (N27933), Sweetwater, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

## Other reports on N27933 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900604018379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604018379A), Jun 4, 1990: Boeing A75N1 (N27933), Longview, TX, Substantial damage. Tried to correct a wind-caused swerve but locked up brakes. Aircraft flipped onto its back.

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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