# Accident 20101012050619A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Palm Springs, CA, October 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2010, 16:54 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8294° N, 116.5067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8294&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66940, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66940) (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(PT17)
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 35 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101012050619A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT KPSP ON RUNWAY 13L WHEN THE WINDS BEGAN TO SHIFT AND FAVOR RUNWAY 31L/R.  WHILE ROLLING OUT ON RUNWAY 31R, THE WIND SHIFTED FROM A CROSSWIND TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND.  THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, WITH THE LEFT WING AND AILERON STRIKING THE GROUND, CAUSING DAMAGE TO A WING RIB AND THE LEFT AILERON.

## 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 WPR11CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA014), Oct 12, 2010: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N66940), Palm Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a ground loop.

## Other reports on N66940 (1)

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

- [Incident 20110219002509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110219002509I), Feb 19, 2011: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N66940), Palm Springs, CA, No damage. Pilot stated the he encountered a gust of wind upon touchdown. Corrected aircraft however lift wing tip scraped the ground. No damage to aircraft other then…

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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