- Date
- July 31, 1994, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Waterford, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N44MKBoeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 9621
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Probable cause
the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing roll the pilot lost directional control and the airplane ground looped, collapsing the right main landing gear. The landing was on runway 27L. The wind was 230 degrees at 10 knots.
Factual narrative
On July 31, 1994, about 1500 eastern daylight time, a Boeing A75N1, N44MK, sustained substantial damage when the pilot lost directional control and the airplane ground-looped during landing roll at the Oakland-Pontiac Airport, Waterford, Michigan. The private pilot was not injured. The personal flight originated at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. No flight plan was filed, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.
The pilot landed on runway 27L (6200'x150'). The wind was from 230 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot stated the airplane abruptly turned to the right and collapsed the right main landing rear during landing roll.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44MK
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-435
- Airframe hours
- 2,400
- Engine
- Continental W-670-6N, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Melvin M. Kaftan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1994 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- OSH · Oshkosh, WI
- Airport
- PTK · Oakland Pontiac Airport, runway 27L, 6,200 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PTK