# Accident 20110325006039A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Wichita, KS, March 25, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2011, 18:15 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Westport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6478° N, 97.3836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6478&lon=-97.3836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68117, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68117) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: P & W R-985
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 90 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110325006039A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA256), Mar 25, 2011: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N68117), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N68117 (1)

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

- [Accident 20161022021952A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161022021952A), Oct 22, 2016: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N68117), Valley Center, KS, Substantial damage. On 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…

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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