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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Stearman 4E · Porterville, CA · May 17, 2021

Date: May 17, 2021 · 15:30 local
Place: Porterville, CA
Airport: Porterville Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N663K
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR21LA197
Reported as: Stearman 4E
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,500 total130 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N663KRegistered now · Stearman 4ES/N 4005 · Built 1930 Airframe modelStearman 4E Engine modelPratt & Whitney W-SC seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On June 17, 2021, N663K a Stearman Aircraft A4 was involved in a accident while attempting a landing on runway 30 at the

Porterville Municipal Airport at approximately 1530 local time. According to the pilot he experienced unexpected crosswind conditions causing the aircraft right main gear to colapse. This cause substantial damage to the right wing spar (cracked) of the aircraft. There were no reported injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 17, 2021, N663K A STEARMAN AIRCRAFT A4 WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AT THE

PORTERVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1530 LOCAL TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE EXPERIENCED UNEXPECTED CROSSWIND CONDITIONS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO COLAPSE. THIS CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR (CRACKED) OF THE AIRCRAFT.THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR21LA197Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPorterville, CAThe pilot’s loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a landing gear collapse.May 17, 2021 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N663K · 1

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

Accident 19900331007359ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Burns, ORGround looped landing tail wheel aircraft. Blamed locked brake.Mar 31, 1990 · Reported as Strman 4D · Substantial damage