- Date
- August 8, 1992, 12:24 local (17:24 UTC)
- Place
- St. Paul, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N55982Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920808029849A
- Case key
- 15511
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Probable cause
The pilot's inattentiveness and improper use of the airplanes brakes. A factor which contributed to this accident was the incorrect brake system installed on the airplane.
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 former world war ii bi-plane trainer had made a wheel landing on the hard surfaced runway. The pilot stated the airplane yawed to the left due to a light lefthand crosswind. He stated he applied some right rudder to compensate for the yaw. Shortly after right rudder application the airplane nosed over inverted onto the runway. The pilot stated he has made hundreds of landings in the airplane and stated it's an '...airplane you cannot relax with on landings.' According to the pilot, the airplane was equipped with larger wheels and brakes. The larger wheels and brakes are normally found on another world war ii training airplane that weighs approximately 1330 pounds more than the accident airplane. The federal aviation administration (FAA) aircraft records branch did not locate a record of an FAA form 337 for this installation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55982
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A75110
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Continental W-670-6A, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John L. Van Atta
- Registered owner
- John L. Van Atta
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 25, 1992
- Airport
- STP · St. Paul Downtown, runway 32, 6,711 × 150 ft, concrete
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
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 750 total · 160 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STP, 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.
Other investigations on N55982 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.