# NTSB ERA12CA381: Boeing A75N1, N60198, Foley, AL, May 26, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 26, 2012, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC) - Place: Foley, AL - Coordinates: 30.427778, -87.701667 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4278&lon=-87.7017&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 26, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 83855 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA12CA381 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83855/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83855 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA381 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing E75, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1380120), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing E75, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=1380120), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing E75, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1380120), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Boeing E75, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1380120), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, the airplane was high on final approach, so he established a forward slip to lose some altitude. The pilot did not fully arrest the rate of descent; the airplane bounced upon touchdown and the nose swung to the right. The airplane then settled back onto the runway, but his attempts to correct the right veer by applying the left rudder were unsuccessful because he was unable to move the rudder pedal. The airplane skidded down the runway to the right, and the left wing tip struck the runway; the airplane departed the right side of the runway and came to rest in a grassy area. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and the fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot said that a passenger was seated in the front seat and that the passenger may have interfered with the rudder pedal. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, he put the airplane into a forward slip on the final leg of the traffic pattern in order to descend onto the runway; the airplane bounced once upon contact and settled. He noticed the airplane was positioned slightly to the right of the centerline and was unsuccessful in his attempts to apply left rudder; unaware if the passenger (seated in the front) was blocking the right rudder pedal or if the passenger had applied the right rudder to maneuver the airplane back onto the centerline. The airplane veered to the right, and the left wing tip made contact with the runway before the airplane departed the right side of the runway and came to rest in a grassy area. The damage was substantial to the left wing and the fuselage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N60198](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60198), registered now, S/N 75-4945, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1 - Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670-6N](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-6n) (registry code 17318, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-4945 - Airframe hours: 2042 - Engines: Continental W-670-6N 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Kinsey Roy M Jr - Registered owner: Kinsey Roy M Jr - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: Annual, June 3, 2011 - Departed: 5R4, Foley, AL - Destination: 5R4, Foley, AL - Airport: 5R4, Foley Municipal Airport, runway 18, 3,700 × 74 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 67; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 28, 2012; seat: rear; flight hours: 6,073 total, 144 in this make and model, 5,747 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 72 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: NPA, 20 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 20120526011299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120526011299A), May 26, 2012: Boeing E75, Foley, AL, Substantial damage. While landing on runway 18 at Foley, AL (5R4) aircraft ground looped to the right side of the runway, striking the left lower wing causing substantial damage.… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 5, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83855. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 964 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40372057&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 97 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40371046&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF 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. 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