# Accident 20070714015609A: Boeing A75N1, Oelwein, IA, July 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2007, 10:45 local time
- Place: Oelwein, IA
- Airport: Oelwein Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6753° N, 91.9714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6753&lon=-91.9714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7034Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7034Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (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 A75N1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 370 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070714015609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING, WITH A CROSSWIND AND GUSTY CONDITIONS ON RUNWAY 18 AT OELWEIN, IA (OLZ). THIS RUNWAY IS 85 FEET WIDE, WITH TALL CORN ON BOTH SIDES. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE 1800 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY, THE PILOT SAID THE WIND PICKED UP THE RIGHT WING AND FULL CONTROL CORRECTION WAS NOT SUFFICIENT FOR THE EXISTING WINDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET, THEN THE PILOT LOST ALL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN, WEATHER VANED TO THE RIGHT, LEFT THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD UPSIDE DOWN. THE WEATHER AT WATERLOO, IA (KALO) APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER WAS, METAR KALO 141654Z 340/12G16KT 10SM CLR29/12 A2983. WATERLOO IS 20NM TO THE SOUTHWEST OF OELWEIN.

## 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 CHI07CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA210), Jul 14, 2007: Boeing A-75N1 (N7034Y), Oelwein, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a landing roll. Factors associated with the accident was the gusty crosswind condition and the corn crop.

## Other reports on N7034Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19891012060729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012060729I), Oct 12, 1989: Boeing A75N1 (N7034Y), Oelwein, IA, Minor damage. Saw a motorcycle on touchdown. Hit handle bar on a go around. Landed safely on second try.

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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