# Accident 20180830012589A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Kenosha, WI, August 30, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2018, 19:00 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5972° N, 87.9294° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5972&lon=-87.9294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64604, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180830012589A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 30, 2018 AT 1830 LOCAL TIME  A CLEAR CALM AFTERNOON, PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT KENOSHA REGIONAL AIRPORT.  ON THE FOURTH  AND LAST PLANNED LANDING: PILOT TOUCHDOWN IN A NORMAL 3 POINT ATTITUDE WITH SUBSEQUENT ROLLOUT ON FIRST THIRD OF RUNWAY SURFACE AT 30 MPH.  EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY DUE TO FAILING/DRAGGING LH BRAKE.  AT 25 MPH AIRCRAFT NOSED OVERAND LANDED ON TOP WING AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 CEN18LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA360), Aug 31, 2018: Stearman A75N1(PT17) (N64604), Kenosha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failed retaining bolt and cracked backing plate, which resulted in a shift of the brake lining to contact the brake drum and a subsequent wheel lock when the brakes were applied.

## Other reports on N64604 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970914047609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970914047609A), Sep 14, 1997: Boeing PT17 (N64604), Geneseo, NY, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot failed to see and avoid. [privacy data omitted]
- [Incident 19901003059929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901003059929I), Oct 3, 1990: Boeing PT17 (N64604), Geneseo, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft rolled over during the landing rollout. Flight instruction was being given at the time.

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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