# Incident 20231107018169I: Boeing A75N1(PT17), New Orleans, LA, November 7, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2023, 14:31 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: Lakefront
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0424° N, 90.0282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEFRONT (NEW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0424&lon=-90.0282&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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,754 total, 289 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231107018169I

## Narrative

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

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 ORLEANS LAKEFRONT AIRPORT(NEW).  WHEN HE DEPARTED NEW, THE TOWER TOLD THE PILOT THAT HIS TRANSPONDER WAS NOT REPORTING SO THE PILOT RETURNED TO NEW AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 36L.  THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE LANDING WAS NORMAL BUT THERE WAS A RIGHT CROSSWIND AND AFTER THE TAIL TOUCHED DOWN THE PILOT LOST VIEW OF THE RUNWAY AND FELT AS HE WAS BEING PUSHED TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE PUT IN RIGHT ALERON TO STOP THE DRIFT AND THE PLANE TURNED RIGHT AND GROUND LOOPEDAT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N56949 (2)

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

- [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…
- [Accident 20181006016729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181006016729A), Oct 6, 2018: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (N56949), New Orleans, LA, Substantial damage. 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…

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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