# Incident 20260509004279I: Boeing A75L300, Salinas, CA, May 9, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2026, 12:05 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6624° N, 121.6072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SALINAS MUNI (SNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6624&lon=-121.6072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52474, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52474) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75L300 (registry code 1380132, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming R680E series (registry code 41545, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75L300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING R680E SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,150 total, 92 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260509004279I

## Narrative

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

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THE STEARMAN WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE RIGHT TRAFFIC  RUNWAY 26 AND SHORTLY AFTER WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SUCCESSFUL WHEEL LANDING. ON ROLLOUT AFTER THE TAIL CAME DOWN TO THE RUNWAY, HE EXPERIENCED A GUST WHERE THE WING LIFTED. AT LOW SPEED, THE FLIGHT CONTROLS HAVE LESS AUTHORITY. THE PLANE ENTERED A GROUND LOOP AND THEN REGAINED ITS NORMAL STANCE WITH WHEELS ON THE GROUND AND WINGS LEVEL. THE LOWER RIGHT WINGTIP OF THE BIPLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND DURING THE EVENT. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO TAXIWAY A.

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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