# NTSB ATL98LA057: Boeing A75N1, N63538, Chamblee, GA, March 15, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 15, 1998, 13:14 local (18:14 UTC) - Place: Chamblee, GA - Coordinates: 33.900226, -84.299705 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9002&lon=-84.2997&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3979 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL98LA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3979/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA057 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and excessive application of braking action, which resulted in an on-ground loss-of-control and a nose over. Related factors were: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway, and the crosswind condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis According to the pilot, after landing, the wind picked up the left wing, and the airplane began to ground loop. The pilot said he applied right brake to correct the alignment. During the braking application, the airplane to nose over. An FAA inspector corroborated the pilot's statement and commented that the pilot did not select a favorable runway for landing. ## Factual narrative On March 15, 1998, about 1314 eastern standard time, a Boeing A75N1(PT17), N63538, nosed over while landing on 2 left, at the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, Chamblee, Georgia. The airplane was operated by the commercial pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for this local sightseeing flight. The pilot and one passenger received minor injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from Dekalb-Peachtree Airport at 1255. According to the pilot, after landing, the wind picked up the left wing and began to cause the airplane to ground loop. In order to prevent that, the pilot stated he applied right brake to correct the alignment. The hard brake application caused the airplane to nose over. The FAA inspector stated the left wing was lifted by a gust while the airplane was on landing rollout. The right wingtip and outer aileron contacted the ground. The inspector stated the pilot then applied right brake and left aileron to correct the condition. The inputs were too abrupt, and the airplane nosed over. The FAA inspector also commented the pilot did not select a favorable runway for landing. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N63538](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63538), registered now, S/N 751864 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing A75N1 - Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-1864 - Airframe hours: 6641 - Engines: Continental W-670 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: James W. Barron - Registered owner: Air Superiority Group, Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 11, 1997, 98 hours before - Departed: PDK - Airport: PDK, Dekalb-Peachtree, runway 2, 3,750 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 2,554 total, 121 in this make and model, 2,415 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: PDK, 1 nm away ## 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 19980315003449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980315003449A), Mar 15, 1998: Boeing A75N1, Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Landing in crosswind. Wind lifted left wing. Used abrupt control and brakes. Nosed over. Failed use rwy into wind. (.4)according to the pilot, after landing,… ## Other investigations on N63538 (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 ERA11CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA034), Oct 20, 2010: Boeing A75 (N63538), Douglas, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A nose-over due to excessive brake application. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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