# NTSB FTW93LA221: Boeing B75-N1, N65355, Burnet, TX, July 31, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 31, 1993, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Coordinates: 30.75942, -98.219848 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7594&lon=-98.2198&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 26, 1994
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18801
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW93LA221
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18801/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA221

## Probable cause

INADVERTENT GROUNDLOOP BY THE PILOT.

## 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
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE GROUNDLOOPED, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Factual narrative

On July 31, 1993, at 1030 central daylight time, a Boeing B75-N1, N65355, sustained substantial damage during landing at Burnet, Texas.  The commercial pilot did not receive injuries.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight.

The pilot reported to the Safety Board, that during the landing roll the right main gear collapsed as the airplane groundlooped.  The airplane came to rest in the grass along the east side of the runway.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N65355](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65355-2022-11-01), registration cancelled 2022-11-01, S/N 75-6512, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING B75-N1
- Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (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: 75-6512
- Engines: P&W R985-AN3 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Riser, Eugene L.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection: Annual, April 9, 1993, 22 hours before
- Destination: T27
- Airport: T27, Burnet Municipal, runway 19, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 71; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 6,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 6,000 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 25 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 140° at 8 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 88 °F

## 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 19930731030749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731030749A), Jul 31, 1993: Boeing B75N1, Burnet, TX, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing roll. Collapsed right main landing gear.

## Other investigations on N65355 (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 ERA14LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA011), Oct 19, 2013: Boeing B75N1 (N65355), Tampa, FL, no damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The parachutist’s low altitude departure from the right wing before the planned altitude and his delayed opening of his parachute canopy, which resulted in impact with a tree and then the ground…

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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