# NTSB FTW04CA200: Boeing A75N1, N75272, Bay City, TX, July 31, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 31, 2004, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Bay City, TX - Coordinates: 28.973054, -95.863334 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9731&lon=-95.8633&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 59786 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW04CA200 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59786/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA200 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind. ## 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 - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - encountered, pilot in command - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (contributing factor) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The 1,133-hour pilot reported that during the landing roll on runway 31, the airplane started to veer to the left. Subsequently, the airplane exited the runway to the right, nosed over, and came to rest in a nose low attitude. The wind reported at the airport approximately five minutes before the accident was from 160 at 7 knots. ## Factual narrative On July 31, 2004, approximately 1602 central daylight time, a Boeing A75N1 tailwheel equipped single-engine airplane, N75272, was substantially damaged during landing roll following a loss of control at the Bay City Municipal Airplane (BYY), near Bay City, Texas. The private pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Eastex Flet Service Inc., of Friendswood, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from Pearland Regional Airport (LVJ) at 1500. The 1,133-hour pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that he was unable to obtain and airport advisory on 122.8 megahertz. As he over flew the airport, he noted the windsock indicated a direct crosswind for runway 31 (a 5,107-foot long by 75-foot wide asphalt runway). Upon touching down on runway 31, the airplane started to veer to the left. The pilot stated he added full right rudder, but was unable to keep the airplane from exiting the left side of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and came to rest nose low approximately 100 feet right of the runway centerline. Examination of the airplane by an Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed the right main landing gear was separated. The right lower wing spar was cracked inboard of the wing strut. At 1625, the Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) at BYY, reported wind from 160 at 7 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,400 feet mean sea level, temperature 90 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 75 degrees Fahrenheit, and an altimeter setting of 29.87 inches of Mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N75272](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75272), registered now, S/N 75-8111 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing A75N1 - Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (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: 75-8111 - Airframe hours: 7107.1 - Engines: Continental W 670 6N 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Cary T. Wilson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: Annual, March 31, 2004, 338 hours before - Departed: LVJ, Houston, TX - Destination: Bay City, TX - Airport: BYY, Bay City Municipal Airport, runway 31, 5,107 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review January 11, 2004; seat: rear; flight hours: 1,133 total, 106 in this make and model, 1,133 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: BYY ## 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 20040731016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731016059A), Jul 31, 2004: Boeing A75N1, Bay City, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 31, 2004, at approx. 1630 local a B-75-A-75N1 stearman s/n 75-011 registered as N75272 was landing at the Bay City, TX airport (byy) when the… ## Other investigations on N75272 (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 FTW66F0635](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66F0635), Apr 19, 1966: Boeing E75N1 (N75272), Lake Charles, LA, 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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