# NTSB DEN02LA032: Boeing E75, N68463, Cheyenne, WY, April 21, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 21, 2002, 07:25 local (13:25 UTC) - Place: Cheyenne, WY - Coordinates: 41.13961, -104.789779 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1396&lon=-104.7898&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 20, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 54363 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN02LA032 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54363/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54363 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA032 ## Probable cause the pilot's excessive use of the brakes, which resulted in a nose over. ## Analysis The airplane was being ferriedcross-country. The weather was deteriorating so the pilot opted to land short of his intended destination. He was cleared to land on runway 26. The pilot said "with the snow on the sides of the runway I was unable to discern the runway alignment." During touchdown, the airplane bounced and veered to the right. He attempted to correct by using left rudder and brake. He said the "brakes were pressed to[o] hard," and the airplane nosed over, crushing the vertical stabilizer and engine cowling. The ribs in the top wing were substantially damaged. ## Factual narrative On April 21, 2002, approximately 0725 mountain daylight time, a Boeing E75, N68463, owned and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during landing at the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Airport. The airline transport pilot and airline transport pilot rated-passenger was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated in Laramie, Wyoming, approximately 0645, and was en route to Sidney, Nebraska. According to the pilot's written report, he and a friend were ferrying the recently purchased airplane to Michigan. Due to deteriorating weather, he elected to land at Cheyenne. The tower controller cleared him to land on runway 26. The pilot said, "With the snow on the sides of the runway, I was unable to discern the runway alignment." Upon touching down, the airplane bounced and then veered to the right. The pilot attempted to correct by using left rudder and braking. He said the "brakes were pressed to[o] hard" and the airplane nosed over, crushing the vertical stabilizer and engine cowling. The ribs in the top wing were substantially damaged. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - brakes(normal) - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Aircraft - Registration: N68463 (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Boeing E75 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-5533 - Airframe hours: 3114 - Engines: Lycoming R-680-E3B 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Daniel L. Mills - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2002, 6 hours before - Departed: LAR, Laramie, WY - Destination: SNY, Sidney, NE - Airport: CYS, Cheyenne, runway 26, 9,200 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; injuries: none; commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review November 1, 2001; seat: rear; flight hours: 10,600 total, 11 in this make and model, 5,913 as pilot in command, 186 in the last 90 days, 80 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Other flight crew; age 41; injuries: none; airline transport, flight engineer, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; flight hours: 8,200 total, 100 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 27 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: CYS ## 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 20020421006149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020421006149A), Apr 21, 2002: Boeing E75, Cheyenne, WY, No damage. (-23) The ATP rated pilot was cleared to land on runway 28 at Cheyenne, WY. According to the pilot when the airplane touched down it bounced and drifted… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 29, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54363. 422 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 297 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40432518&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Supplement E (item 2, .PDF, 117 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40162636&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Supplement%20E-Master.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 3, .PDF, 8 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40162638&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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