# NTSB FTW82DA282: Boeing A75L300, N555, Tulsa, OK, June 20, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 20, 1982, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Coordinates: 36.050304, -96.019386 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0503&lon=-96.0194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 20, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72875
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA282
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72875/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA282

## 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
  - rudder - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll
  - landing gear,tire - failure,total (contributing factor)
- Nose down, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A WHEEL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND ALL EFFORTS TO STRAIGHTEN IT WITH RUDDER FAILED. AS THE PLANE WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING DROPPED, STRIKING THE RUNWAY, AND THE LOWER LEFT WING SPAR BROKE. THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE LEFT MAIN TIRE GOING FLAT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N555](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555), registered now, S/N 75-1456, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75L300
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1) (registry code 1380165) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming R680E series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-r680e-series) (registry code 41545, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 751456
- Airframe hours: 5137
- Engines: CONTINENTAL R-670-A 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Tulsa Piper, Inc.
- Registered owner: Tulsa Piper, Inc.
- Departed: RVS, TULSA, OK
- Destination: RVS, TULSA, OK
- Airport: RVS, Jones-Riverside, runway 18, 4,000 × 0 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 27; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 4,688 total, 115 in this make and model, 4,538 as pilot in command, 130 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19820620028969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820620028969A), Jun 20, 1982: Boeing A75N1, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Veered off edge of runway on a wheel landing. Right wheel mired in soft sand. Airplane nosed up. Broke wing spar.

## Other investigations on N555 (2)

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 DEN85FTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85FTK01), May 26, 1985: Boeing A75 (N555), Tea, SD, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA76DLD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DLD14), Sep 6, 1975: Boeing A75 (N555), St Petersburg, FL, 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.

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