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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Wichita, KS · March 25, 2011

Date: March 25, 2011 · 18:15 local
Place: Wichita, KS
Airport: Westport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N68117
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN11CA256
Reported as: Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,200 total90 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N68117Registered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-7280 Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft N68117 was landing to the north on the turf next to runway 17/35.after touch down, there were a couple of small bounces felt by the passenger, then the aircraft veered hard to the right. The pilot tried to correct with left rudder. The aircraft ground looped and went in to a drainage ditch. The left hand main gear dug in to the ground at the bottom of the ditch. The gear was broken off and the aircraft flipped over, coming to rest on the top wing.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT N68117 WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH ON THE TURF NEXT TO RUNWAY 17/35.AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF SMALL BOUNCES FELT BY THE PASSENGER, THEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT TRIED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND WENT IN TO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE LEFT HAND MAIN GEAR DUG IN TO THE GROUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DITCH. THE GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER, COMING TO REST ON THE TOP WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11CA256Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWichita, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Mar 25, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N68117 · 1

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

Accident 20161022021952ALanding: Rollout · Valley Center, KSOn October 22, 2016, at approximately 1700 UTC, the airman, and pilot-in-command of a Boeing PT-17 stearman series aircraft, was involved in an aircraft accident while landing at the High Point Airport (3KS5), Valley Center, Kansas; the PT-17 is owned and…Oct 22, 2016 · Substantial damage