# Accident 20120824017219A: Stearman Aircraft M-2, Robbinsville, NJ, August 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2012, 12:25 local time
- Place: Robbinsville, NJ
- Airport: Trenton-Robbinsville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2139° N, 74.6017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2139&lon=-74.6017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9055, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9055) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stearman M-2 (registry code 8560209, https://openairdocs.org/model/stearman-m-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEARMAN AIRCRAFT M-2
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,656 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA533) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120824017219A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12CA533](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA533), Aug 24, 2012: Stearman M-2 (N9055), Robbinsville, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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