# NTSB LAX00LA119: Stearman A-75, N56760, Imperial, CA, March 7, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 7, 2000, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Imperial, CA - Coordinates: 32.859817, -115.650146 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8598&lon=-115.6501&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48785 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX00LA119 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48785/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA119 ## Probable cause The failure of the pilot-in-command to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing roll. ## 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) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis During landing rollout on runway 14, the aircraft veered to the left and, when the pilot made a correction toward the center of the runway, then veered to the right. The lower left wing of the biplane contacted the runway surface as the aircraft went off the 100-foot-wide runway into sand, and nosed over. The surface winds were from 170 degrees at 13 knots. The pilot reported there were no mechanical discrepancies with the aircraft and he was flying the aircraft from the rear cockpit. ## Factual narrative On March 7, 2000, at 1330 hours Pacific standard time, a Stearman A-75, N56760, was substantially damaged when the aircraft veered off runway 14 (5,304 feet by 100 feet) and flipped inverted during landing at Imperial County Airport, Imperial, California. The airline transport certificated pilot and one passenger were not injured. The personal flight, operated by the owner under 14 CFR Part 91, departed from Borrego Springs, California, at 1245. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that, during rollout on runway 14 after landing, the aircraft veered to the left. When he made a correction toward the center of the runway, the aircraft made about a 30-degree turn to the right and the lower left wing went down and contacted the runway. The aircraft continued to veer to the right, off the runway into sand, and nosed over. The pilot reported there were no mechanical discrepancies with the aircraft. He was flying the aircraft from the rear cockpit. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the pilot said he had recently acquired the aircraft. The pilot's accident report form stated he had 300 hours in the make and model aircraft but no time in make and model within the previous 90 days. The Imperial surface winds at 1350 were from 170 degrees at 13 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N56760](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56760), registered now, S/N 75-017, built 1936 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Stearman A-75 - Registry model: [Boeing A75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75) (registry code 1380108) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-an-1) (registry code 51659, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-017 - Airframe hours: 2000 - Engines: P&W R-985 AN-1 450 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Oakley D. Ostrander - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 23, 1999, 30 hours before - Departed: L08, BORREGO SPRINGS, CA - Airport: IPL, Imperial County, runway 14, 5,304 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 22,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 17,000 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 33 in the last 30 days, 6 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 13 knots - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: IPL ## 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 20000307011459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307011459A), Mar 7, 2000: Boeing A75, Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft veered off runway during landing at Imperial County Airport, Imperial, California. The aircraft (equipped with a conventional landing gear)… ## Other investigations on N56760 (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 CEN21LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA202), Apr 26, 2021: Boeing A75 (N56760), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with variable and gusty wind conditions. - [NTSB LAX86LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA215), May 10, 1986: Boeing A75 (N56760), Angels Camp, CA, destroyed 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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