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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Petaluma, CA · October 15, 2022

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Date
October 15, 2022 · 13:31 local
Place
Petaluma, CA
Airport
Petaluma
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N42PT
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA014
Reported as
Boeing A75N1(PT17)
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours
6,495 total200 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N42PTRegistered now · Boeing A75N1(PT17)S/N 75-8387 · Built 1943Airframe modelBoeing A75N1(PT17)Engine modelContinental W670 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot statement: during the landing flare on RWY11 a gust a wind lifted the tail and the airplane spun 180*. Departed rwy hit burm and aircraft flipped over on its back. Damage reported to be on vertical stabilzer, rudder, and possible damage to top wing spar.

Update; during a microsoft teams meeting pilot stated he had landed, and was turning off the runway, and a gust lifted the wing and tail. Then the aircraft moved off the runway. Pilot added some power to aid in control, but the aircraft travelled over some bumpy ground and hit a 2 foot berm and flipped over. Pilot stated he should have kept in more elevator back pressure to increase the control of the aircraft. The wind at the time was reported as calm by the METAR report. Pilot stated he may have been going a little too fast when he started the turn off the runway, and that might have lifted the wing.

Pilot attended a factory training program for the kodiak aircraft in 2021, but only had 5 hours in the past 90 days in the stearman.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATEMENT: DURING THE LANDING FLARE ON RWY11 A GUST A WIND LIFTED THE TAIL AND THE AIRPLANE SPUN 180*. DEPARTED RWY HIT BURM AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. DAMAGE REPORTED TO BE ON VERTICAL STABILZER, RUDDER, AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO TOP WING SPAR.

UPDATE; DURING A MICROSOFT TEAMS MEETING PILOT STATED HE HAD LANDED, AND WAS TURNING OFF THE RUNWAY, AND A GUST LIFTED THE WING AND TAIL. THEN THE AIRCRAFT MOVED OFF THE RUNWAY. PILOT ADDED SOME POWER TO AID IN CONTROL, BUT THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELLED OVER SOME BUMPY GROUND AND HIT A 2 FOOT BERM AND FLIPPED OVER. PILOT STATED HE SHOULD HAVE KEPT IN MORE ELEVATOR BACK PRESSURE TO INCREASE THE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WIND AT THE TIME WAS REPORTED AS CALM BY THE METAR REPORT. PILOT STATED HE MAY HAVE BEEN GOING A LITTLE TOO FAST WHEN HE STARTED THE TURN OFF THE RUNWAY, AND THAT MIGHT HAVE LIFTED THE WING.

PILOT ATTENDED A FACTORY TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE KODIAK AIRCRAFT IN 2021, BUT ONLY HAD 5 HOURS IN THE PAST 90 DAYS IN THE STEARMAN.

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 WPR23LA014Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportPetaluma, CAThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind.Oct 15, 2022 · Substantial damage