# Incident 20230413004839I: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Evansville, IN, April 13, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2023, 10:43 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Evansville Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0437° N, 87.5342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0437&lon=-87.5342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50142, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50142) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230413004839I

## Narrative

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

ON 04/13/2023,THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LANDING ROLL-OUT AND ENTERED A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND THE RIGHT AILERON WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN23LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA156), Apr 13, 2023: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N50142), Evansville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to engage the tailwheel lock before landing which resulted in the loss of control and ground loop.

## Other reports on N50142 (2)

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

- [Incident 19930501014879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930501014879I), May 1, 1993: Boeing A75N1 (N50142), Evansville, IN, Minor damage. On landing rollout in gusty winds conditions pilot used heavy brakes. Aircraft nosed over.
- [Accident 19760420011989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760420011989A), Apr 20, 1976: Boeing A75N1 (N50142), NJ, Substantial damage

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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