# NTSB DEN01LA069: Boeing Stearman E75, N75848, Heber, UT, March 7, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 7, 2001, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Heber, UT - Coordinates: 40.430767, -111.189613 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4308&lon=-111.1896&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 51892 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN01LA069 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51892/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA069 ## Probable cause Uncommanded locking of the right brake, resulting in loss of control and nose over during landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear,normal brake system - locked (cause) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75848), registered now, S/N 75-8166, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing Stearman E75 - Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-8166 - Airframe hours: 5620 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010307005679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010307005679A), Mar 7, 2001: Boeing E75, Heber, UT, No damage. (-23) As a/c touched down in a three point attitude, the a/c immediately pulled to the right. Pilot corrected back to centerline. A/c decelerated rapidly and… ## Other investigations on N75848 (1) 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 FTW70FPG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW70FPG20), Apr 23, 1970: Boeing E75 (N75848), Hunter, AR, destroyed 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.