# Accident 20170928011159A: Boeing PT-13D, Mount Vernon, WA, September 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2017, 12:00 local time
- Place: Mount Vernon, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4706° N, 122.4217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4706&lon=-122.4217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43JM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BOEING PT-13D
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,639 total, 13 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA564) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170928011159A

## Narrative

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

BY EVIDENCE OF THE GROUND ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING, IT IS LIKELY THAT THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED WITH INTEREST IN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, AND CONTROL INPUTS, HAVING STATED HE NEVER TOUCHED THE BRAKES. HE THEN STRUCK THE NORTH PAPI CONTROL BOX LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE ESTABLISHED RUNWAYEND, LEADING TO THE PAPI SYSTEM LOCATED ON THE SAME SIDE. ADDITIOANL RELEVANCY TO THE ACCIDENT INCLUDES AIRPORT UNFAMILIARITY.

## 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 GAA17CA564](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA564), Sep 28, 2017: Boeing PT 13 (N43JM), Skagit, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from airport lighting 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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