# NTSB CEN09CA507: Boeing A75L300, N75263, Salina, KS, August 10, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: August 9, 2009, 20:00 local (Aug 10, 2009, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Salina, KS
- Coordinates: 38.790832, -97.651947 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7908&lon=-97.6519&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 9, 2009
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74484
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA507
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74484/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74484
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA507

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing A75L300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1380132), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing A75L300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1380132), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing A75L300, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1380132), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Boeing A75L300, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1380132), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)

## Analysis

While performing a touch-and-go, the commercial pilot applied the airplane's throttle to initiate the takeoff. The pilot subsequently lost directional control of the tail-wheel equipped airplane as the airplane veered towards the left side of the runway. The pilot added full engine power and attempted to "power out" of the loss of directional control. However, the airplane contacted vegetation and soft soil resulting in the airplane nosing over and coming to rest in the inverted position. Substantial damage was sustained to the top wing and the rudder. An examination of the airplane and engine found no pre-impact anomalies.

## Factual narrative

While performing a touch-and-go, the commercial pilot applied the airplane's throttle to initiate a takeoff. The pilot subsequently lost directional control of the tail-wheel equipped airplane as the airplane veered towards the left side of the runway. The pilot added full engine power and attempted to "power out" of the loss of directional control. However, the airplane contacted vegetation and soft soil resulting in the airplane nosing over and coming to rest in the inverted position. Substantial damage was sustained to the top wing and the rudder. An examination of the airplane and engine by Federal Aviation Administration inspectors found no pre-impact anomalies.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N75263](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75263), registered now, S/N 75-3621, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75L300
- Registry model: [Boeing A75L300](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75l300) (registry code 1380132) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680) (registry code 41540, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-3621
- Engines: LYCOMING R680 215 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed: KSLN, Salina, KS
- Destination: KSLN, Salina, KS
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: KSLN, Salina Municipal, runway 30, 6,510 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 9,999 total, 15 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 250° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.88 inHg
- Observed at: KSLN

## 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 20090809016539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090809016539A), Aug 9, 2009: Boeing A75L300, Salina, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go landings on runway 30. The takeoff was uneventful, but on landing touchdown, the aircraft swerved left. The pilot…

## Other investigations on N75263 (4)

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 CEN10LA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA340), Jun 4, 2010: Boeing A75L300 (N75263), Salina, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power after takeoff due to thermal damage to three cylinders for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was a lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.
- [NTSB FTW73DRD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DRD23), May 8, 1973: Boeing A75 (N75263), Lacassine, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71DRD46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRD46), May 15, 1971: Boeing A75 (N75263), Vinton, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW70F0141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70F0141), Aug 18, 1969: Boeing B75N1 (N75263), Lake Charles, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 22, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74484. 1.9 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 17 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40319004&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Photo: Wreckage overview (item 2, .PDF, 1.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40319005&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%3A%20Wreckage%20overview-Master.PDF

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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