# Accident 20181006016729A: Boeing A75N1(PT17), New Orleans, LA, October 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2018, 11:15 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0386° N, 90.0264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0386&lon=-90.0264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56949, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56949) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,631 total, 251 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181006016729A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING HIS STEARMAN TO KNEW TO PLACE ON DISPLAY FOR UPCOMING AIRSHOW.  APPROACHING FROM NORTH OVER LAKE PONCHARTRAIN, PILOT WAS CLEARED BY TOWER TO LAND STRAIGHT IN ON RWY 18L. PILOT RECEIVED A WIND CHECK ON FINAL AND FELT HE COULD SAFELY LAND ON THAT RUNWAY.

AT APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET, HE EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT WHICH CAUSED A HARD BOUNCE.  THE AIRPLANE WENT AIRBORN AGAIN AND DRIFTED WITH THE WIND TO THE RIGHT.  THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. BUT HIS TRAINING TAUGHT HIM THAT THE 450 STEARMAN DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUDDER TO REMAIN STRAIGHT WITH FULL POWER BELOW 80 KNOTS.  SO HE ELECTED TO CUT THE THROTTLE AND LAND IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.  AS SOON AS HE CUT POWER, HE REGAINED CONTROL AND WOULD HAVE MADE A SUCCESSFUL LANDING, BUT THE AIRPLANE HIT A RUNWAY SIGN CAUSING THE DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA19CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA009), Oct 6, 2018: Stearman A75N1(PT17) (N56949), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing.

## Other reports on N56949 (2)

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

- [Incident 20231107018169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231107018169I), Nov 7, 2023: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N56949), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Pilot indicated that on 11/7/2023 he was flying to the slidell, LA airport to practice takeoffs and landings in his stearman airplane. He departed from New…
- [Incident 20230305001729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230305001729I), Mar 5, 2023: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N56949), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. Pilot left lakefront airport heading to slidell, pilot recieved call from tower stating his transponder was not working, pilot made the decision to turn around…

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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