# NTSB DEN06CA047: Boeing D75N1, N59496, Santa Teresa, NM, March 8, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 8, 2006, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Santa Teresa, NM - Coordinates: 31.881666, -106.705001 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8817&lon=-106.7050&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report May 30, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 63344 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN06CA047 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63344/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06CA047 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. Contributing factors include the high airspeed, the improper recovery from a bounced landing, the crosswind, and the soft dirt. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - airspeed - high, pilot in command (contributing factor) - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis According to the pilot, he had "excessive airspeed" when he touched down, bounced back into the air, and encountered a crosswind that "blew [him] off the right side of runway" 28. The airplane's landing gear became stuck in the sand and the airplane nosed over causing substantial damage. Winds reported at the approximate time of the accident were 300 degrees at 10 knots. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, he had "excessive airspeed" when he touched down, bounced back into the air, and encountered a crosswind that "blew [him] off the right side of runway" 28. The airplane landing gear became stuck in the sand and the airplane nosed over. The vertical stabilizer was wrinkled, the rudder was crushed, and the right wing was wrinkled. Winds reported at the approximate time of the accident were 300 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot estimated the winds to be 240 degrees at 10 knots with gusts to 20 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N59496](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59496-2019-03-13), registration cancelled 2019-03-13, S/N 75-3782, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing D75N1 - Registry model: [Boeing D75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-d75n1) (registry code 1380148) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-3782 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic - Departed: 5T6, SANTA TERESA, NM - Destination: 5T6, Santa Teresa, NM - Airport: 5T6, Dona Ana County, runway 28, 8,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: front; flight hours: 2,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 2,000 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 30,000 ft broken - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 1 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: ELP, 17 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060308002639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060308002639A), Mar 8, 2006: Boeing D75N1, Santa Teresa, NM, Minor damage. (-23) On March 8, 2006, at 1030 MST, a Boeing D75N1 (stearman), N59496, registered to the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed the side of the runway and came… ## Other investigations on N59496 (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 LAX83LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83LA151), Mar 20, 1983: Boeing D75N1 (N59496), Marana, AZ, substantial damage 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. 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