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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stearman M-2 · Robbinsville, NJ · August 24, 2012

Date
August 24, 2012 · 12:25 local
Place
Robbinsville, NJ
Airport
Trenton-Robbinsville
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9055
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA12CA533
Reported as
Stearman M-2
Reported engine
Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,656 total1,500 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Upon landing on runway 11 at N87 after the wheels touched down the airplane began to swerve. A ground loop ensued and the aircraft nosed over inverted.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 11 AT N87 AFTER THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SWERVE. A GROUND LOOP ENSUED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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