# Accident 20070721012939A: Boeing A75, Spokane, WA, July 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Felts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6839° N, 117.3208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6839&lon=-117.3208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56551, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56551) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75 (registry code 1380108, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 249 total, 100 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070721012939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, PILOT CLAIMS BRAKES GRABBED/LOCKED AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING AND WAS ON THE ROLL OUT WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES. THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED AND CAUSED THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO LOSE CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. I CONTACTED AIR REPAIR IN CLEVELAND MISSISSIPPI AND ASKED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ABOUT PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEARMAN AIRCRAFT THAT HAVE HAYES BRAKES. HE INDICATED THAT THOSE BRAKES WITH MODERATE WEAR HAD A TENDENCY TO GRAB AND LOCK UP. HE WENT ON TO SAY THAT THERE HAS BEEN A HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THE STEARMAN BRAKE SYSTEM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AN AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR INSPECTED THE DISASSEMBLED BRAKES AND NOTED MODERATE WEAR ON THE BRAKE SHOES AND AREAS ON THE SHOES THAT WERE GLOSSED OVER WITH BRAKE DUST AND DIRT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT'S ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PERFORMANCE AS DESCRIBED TO ME DOES NOT WARRANT A REEXAMINATION OF HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 SEA07LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA213), Jul 21, 2007: Boeing A-75 (N56551), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The locking/seizing of a main landing gear brake mechanism during the landing roll.

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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