- Date
- March 7, 2001, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Heber, UT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N75848Boeing Stearman E75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA Flight Standards District Office
- FAA report
- 20010307005679A
- Case key
- 51892
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Probable cause
Uncommanded locking of the right brake, resulting in loss of control and nose over during landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said the landing approach was normal and the touch down was on the runway centerline in a 3-point attitude. The wind was calm. The airplane immediately "pulled to the right" and the pilot corrected. The airplane decelerated rapidly and nosed over. Postaccident inspection disclosed the right wheel was nearly impossible to turn but the left wheel turned freely. The pilot suspected the right brake was binding and the condition worsened as the brake heated during the landing roll. The upper wing ribs and vertical stabilizer were crushed.
Factual narrative
On March 7, 2001, approximately 1130 mountain standard time, a Boeing E75 Stearman, N75848, registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during landing at Heber City Municipal-Russ Mcdonald Field, Heber, Utah. The airline transport certificated pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated from Heber at 1115.
According to the pilot's accident report, the landing approach was normal and the touch down was on the runway centerline in a 3-point attitude. The wind was calm. The airplane immediately "pulled to the right" and the pilot corrected. The airplane decelerated rapidly and nosed over. Postaccident inspection disclosed the right wheel was nearly impossible to turn but the left wheel turned freely. The pilot suspected the right brake was binding and the condition worsened as the brake heated during the landing roll. The upper wing ribs and vertical stabilizer were crushed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75848
- Reported as
- Boeing Stearman E75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-8166
- Airframe hours
- 5,620
- Engine
- Lycoming R680-13, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edmund R. Strauchen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 8, 2000 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- 36U · Heber City, UT
- Destination
- 36U · Heber City, UT
- Airport
- 36U · Heber City Muni-Russ Mcdonald, runway 21, 6,898 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight engineer, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- March 21, 1999
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 14,225 total · 641 in this make and model · 9 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N75848 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.