- Date
- January 16, 1993, 14:48 local (20:48 UTC)
- Place
- San Antonio, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N56221Boeing A75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930116000419A
- Case key
- 18687
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Following a series of touch and go landings the pilot lost directional control on the last landing. During the landing roll the airplane swerved and ground looped, damaging the right wing and right main landing gear
Factual narrative
On January 16, 1993, at 1448 central standard time, a Boeing A75N1, N56221, was substantially damaged during landing at Stinson Airport, San Antonio, Texas. The pilot was not injured. Weather for the 14 CFR part 91 flight was visual meteorological conditions. W. M. Parker of Seguin, Texas, was the registered owner and operator.
During interviews with the pilot conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector and in a written report, the pilot stated that he was practicing touch and go landings. He further reported that during the last landing he lost directional control and the airplane ground looped, damaging the right main landing gear and right wing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56221
- Reported as
- Boeing A75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-3195
- Airframe hours
- 3,713
- Engine
- Lycoming R680-9, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Excalibur Aviation Company
- Registered owner
- Excalibur Aviation Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 9, 1992 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- SSF
- Destination
- SSF
- Airport
- SSF · Stinson Field, runway 14, 4,129 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 3,685 total · 42 in this make and model · 2,681 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °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.