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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing A75N1(PT17) · Fort Myers, FL · March 28, 2025

Date
March 28, 2025 · 11:00 local
Place
Fort Myers, FL
Airport
Page Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65011
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA25LA192
Reported as
Boeing A75N1(PT17)
Reported engine
Continental W670 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Made a normal 3 point landing. As aircraft slowed, the right wing came up and the stearman began to weather vane to the right. As it did, the left wing contacted the runway. Aircraft never left the runway surface.

As the FAA filed it

MADE A NORMAL 3 POINT LANDING. AS AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE RIGHT WING CAME UP AND THE STEARMAN BEGAN TO WEATHER VANE TO THE RIGHT. AS IT DID, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT NEVER LEFT THE RUNWAY SURFACE.

NTSB investigation

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