20171119019199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Rosamond, CA · November 19, 2017

Date
November 19, 2017 · 11:00 local
Place
Rosamond, CA
Airport
Rosamond Skypark
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N69656
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA050
Reported as
Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Reported engine
Continental W670 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,907 total72 in this make and model11 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.

The pilot and passenger departed in N69656 at Rosamond sky park for a local flight. 15 minutes later they returned to the airport. During rollout the aircraft began to swerve to the left which was corrected for by the pilot. The aircraft then began a second swerve to the left which was not fully corrected for and the aircraft departed the runway onto the dirt infield. The pilot stated that because of the sandy soil conditions the wheels dug into the soil. The aircraft flipped over on its nose, coming to a rest upside down. The aircraft sustained damage on the top wing and rudder.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED IN N69656 AT ROSAMOND SKY PARK FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. 15 MINUTES LATER THEY RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. DURING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT WHICH WAS CORRECTED FOR BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN A SECOND SWERVE TO THE LEFT WHICH WAS NOT FULLY CORRECTED FOR AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ONTO THE DIRT INFIELD. THE PILOT STATED THAT BECAUSE OF THE SANDY SOIL CONDITIONS THE WHEELS DUG INTO THE SOIL. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE, COMING TO A REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON THE TOP WING AND RUDDER.

NTSB investigation

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