20150520016259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing PT-17 · Williamson, GA · May 20, 2015

Date
May 20, 2015 · 11:54 local
Place
Williamson, GA
Airport
Peach State
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N55528
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA15CA082
Reported as
Boeing PT-17
Reported engine
Continental W670 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total150 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On landing pilot misjudged the runway centerline, touchdown was on right edge of runway in high grass, aircraft impacted a culvert and flipped upside down.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING PILOT MISJUDGED THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, TOUCHDOWN WAS ON RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY IN HIGH GRASS, AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A CULVERT AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

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