# Accident 20110716013929A: Stearman Aircraft C3-B, Spokane, WA, July 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2011, 14:16 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane Felts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6756° N, 117.3250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6756&lon=-117.3250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3440, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3440) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stearman C2 (registry code 8560205, https://openairdocs.org/model/stearman-c2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro E4 series (registry code 06400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-e4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN AIRCRAFT C3-B
- Reported engine: P&W CONTINENTAL
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 24,350 total, 130 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110716013929A

## Narrative

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

ATP PILOT LOST CONTROL OF A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR AIRPLANE AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 21L AT SFF RESULTING IN GROUND LOOP.

## 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 WPR11CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA336), Jul 16, 2011: Stearman C3-B (N3440), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing. Contributing to the accident was the touch down in a slide-slip.

## Other reports on N3440 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080920846519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080920846519A), Sep 20, 2008: Strman C3B (N3440), Stevenson, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On Saturday, September 20, 2008 at approximately 0945 local time, the PIC on N3440 was en-route from aurora airport (uao) to felts field (sff) when the…

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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