- Date
- May 3, 1992, 12:25 local (19:25 UTC)
- Place
- Chino, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1731BBoeing PT-17
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920503012959A
- Case key
- 27612
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll out.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said he made a three point landing on the center line of the active runway. As the airplane slowed the left wing went down. The pilot said he corrected with right aileron then the airplane turned to the right and bounced on the left wheel. He said he applied left rudder but by then the aircraft was off the runway and into the dirt. The left landing gear collapsed during the ground loop damaging the left wing and propeller.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1731B
- Reported as
- Boeing PT-17
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-5716
- Engine
- Continental W670-6A, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John P. Hodges
- Registered owner
- Willis G. Hix
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 30, 1991
- Airport
- CNO · Chino, runway 26, 3,858 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 723 total · 20 in this make and model · 628 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CNO, 1 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.
Other investigations on N1731B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.