- Date
- September 12, 2007, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Gordon, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N68462Boeing Stearman E75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA- LNK FSDO
- FAA report
- 20070912022659A
- Case key
- 66829
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing which resulted in the inadvertent ground loop.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft was substantially damaged during a crosswind landing. There were no injuries. The pilot stated that the aircraft landed in a three point attitude. He reported that there was a gusting crosswind and his use of rudder to enhance forward visibility caused the aircraft to lose directional control. The pilot stated that he added full power in an attempt to go around, but this caused the aircraft to ground loop.
Factual narrative
The aircraft was substantially damaged during a crosswind landing. There were no injuries. The pilot stated that the aircraft landed in a three point attitude. He reported that there was a gusting crosswind and his use of rudder to enhance forward visibility caused the aircraft to lose directional control. The pilot stated that he added full power in an attempt to go around, but this caused the aircraft to ground loop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N68462
- Reported as
- Boeing Stearman E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-5586
- Engine
- Continental W-670, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ken Horwitz
- Registered owner
- Gold Cap LLC
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- KGRN · Gordon, NE
- Destination
- KGRN · Gordon, NE
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Flight hours
- 464 total · 297 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.79 inHg
- Observed at
- KIEN, 20 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.
Other investigations on N68462 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.