# NTSB LAX03LA028: Boeing B75N1, N275HP, Bermuda Dunes, CA, November 11, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 11, 2002, 13:10 local (21:10 UTC) - Place: Bermuda Dunes, CA - Coordinates: 33.748611, -116.274719 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7486&lon=-116.2747&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 56032 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX03LA028 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56032/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA028 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty crosswind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. ## 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 - weather condition - crosswind - weather condition - gusts - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - soft - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis The airplane veered off of the runway during landing and nosed over. During the landing roll with a 90-degree right crosswind, the airplane began to weathervane to the right. The pilot applied aft elevator, full left rudder, and full left brake. The left wing contacted the runway, and the airplane departed the runway. It went into sand and came to rest inverted. The airport manager reported that gusty wind conditions existed during the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative On November 11, 2002, about 1310 Pacific standard time, a Boeing B75N1, N275HP, veered off runway 28 and nosed over after encountering soft sand while landing at Bermuda Dunes Airport (UDD), Bermuda Dunes, California. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The personal flight originated at the airport at 1230. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector interviewed the pilot. The pilot stated that as he was landing on runway 28, a gust of wind caused a loss of directional control and the airplane veered off the runway, into the sand, and nosed over. In a written statement submitted by the pilot, he stated that he made a normal approach to runway 28. He determined that the winds were from 010 degrees at 10 knots, gusting to 15 knots. The touchdown was normal on the main wheels approximately 1,000 feet from the approach end of the runway. He held the crosswind correction until the tail wheel began to drop to the runway. The pilot applied the left brake as the airplane began to weathervane to the right. With "full up elevator," full left rudder, and full left brake applied, the left wing contacted the runway. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and went into the sand. As the airplane contacted the sand with the main gear, the propeller hit the ground and the airplane came to rest inverted. The winds reported at Deserts Resorts Regional Airport, approximately 10 miles southeast of UDD, were from 300 degrees at 5 knots. The winds reported at Palm Springs International Airport, approximately 13 nm northwest of UDD, were from 350 degrees at 8 knots, gusting 15 knots. In a telephone interview with the airport manager, he stated that there were occasional gusts during the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: N275HP (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Boeing B75N1 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-7561 - Airframe hours: 565 - Engines: Jacobs R-755B2 275 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Chalker Building Co Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 31, 2002, 30 hours before - Departed: UDD, Bermuda Dunes, CA - Destination: UDD, Bermuda Dunes, CA - Airport: UDD, Bermuda Dunes, runway 28, 5,000 × 70 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 30, 2001; seat: rear; flight hours: 6,050 total, 670 in this make and model, 4,250 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: TRM, 10 nm away ## 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 20021111037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021111037259A), Nov 11, 2002: Boeing B75N1, Palm Springs, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was landing on runway 28 at the Bermuda Dunes Airport, when he said a gust of wind caused him to lose directional control. The airplane veered… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.