# NTSB ATL85LA032: Boeing 75, N5506A, Rustburgh, VA, November 10, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 10, 1984, 16:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place: Rustburgh, VA
- Coordinates: 37.280742, -79.099243 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2807&lon=-79.0992&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL85LA032
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6706/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA032

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON THE 1,100 FOOT LONG RUNWAY TO THE SOUTH WITH A 16 KNOT TAILWIND. THE PLT CONTINUED TO STATE THAT WHILE ON FINAL APCH THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF SINK. THE PLT ADDED FULL POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO ARREST THE DESCENT BUT THE ACFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY HARD, BREAKING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND SKIDDED APRX 25 FEET.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper descent rate - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,main gear strut - overload
  - landing gear,main gear strut - failure,total
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5506A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5506A), registered now, S/N 75-15258, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 75
- Registry model: [Boeing 75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-75) (registry code 1380104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-15258
- Airframe hours: 7605
- Engines: P&W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Caleb A. Glick
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, January 3, 1984, 72 hours before
- Airport: Glick Ag Strip, runway 18, 1,100 ×  ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,978 total, 372 in this make and model, 2,214 as pilot in command, 26 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 16 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Observed at: LYN

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19841110070309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841110070309A), Nov 10, 1984: Boeing 75, Rustburg, VA, Substantial damage. Made a hard downwind landing and flipped inverted. Was unable to arrest high sink rate. Downwind due to a upslope.

## Other investigations on N5506A (6)

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 MIA79DLD78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLD78), Jul 17, 1979: Boeing A75 (N5506A), Summerfield, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DL061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DL061), Jun 1, 1976: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Summerfield, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DLD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD29), Nov 18, 1975: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA75DLD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DLD23), Oct 15, 1974: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Lake Placid, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72FLA47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLA47), May 26, 1972: Boeing A75N1 (N5506A), Obrien, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71DLA44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DLA44), Apr 20, 1971: Boeing A75 (N5506A), Hastings, FL, substantial damage

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.

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