# NTSB LAX95LA350: Boeing B75-A75N1, N54284, Van Nuys, CA, August 1, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 1, 1995, 14:32 local (21:32 UTC) - Place: Van Nuys, CA - Coordinates: 34.190109, -118.489059 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1901&lon=-118.4891&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 31, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29228 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX95LA350 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29228/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA350 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. Factors which contributed to the loss of control were: the pilot's total lack of experience landing the conventional gear airplane in a crosswind condition, and the crosswind. ## 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 (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of total experience in type operation, pilot in command (contributing factor) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## Analysis During landing rollout the airplane veered off the left side of runway 16R, ground looped, and the lower right wing contacted the ground. According to the pilot, he was unable to keep his airplane on the runway because a gusty crosswind condition existed. The pilot said he had a total of 9.3 hours of pilot-in-command flying experience in the airplane. Van Nuys Airport reported its local wind was from 100 to 110 degrees, at 10 knots. ## Factual narrative On August 1, 1995, at 1432 hours Pacific daylight time, a Boeing B75-A75N1, N54284, operated by the pilot, lost directional control during landing rollout at the Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, California. The airplane veered off the left side of runway 16R, ground looped, and the lower right wing was bent as it contacted the ground. The airplane was substantially damaged, and the private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the personal flight, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from Santa Monica, California, at 1400. The National Transportation Safety Board received initial notification of the accident from the Federal Aviation Administration on April 30, 1996. Regarding circumstances of the accident, on May 15, 1996, the pilot reported to the Safety Board that during rollout he was unable to keep his airplane on the runway because a gusty crosswind condition existed. The pilot reported having a total of 9.3 hours of pilot-in-command experience in the airplane. At 1347 and 1447, Van Nuys reported its local wind as from 100 and 110 degrees at 10 knots, respectively. Runway 16R is 8,000 feet long by 150 feet wide. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N54284](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54284), registered now, S/N 75-401, built 1938 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing B75-A75N1 - Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (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: 75-401 - Engines: P&W R-985 450 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Stephen B. Maiman - Registered owner: Great Escape Mfg. Corp. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 1995, 80 hours before - Departed: SMO, SANTA MONICA, CA - Destination: VNY - Airport: VNY, Van Nuys, runway 16R, 8,001 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 282 total, 25 in this make and model, 177 as pilot in command, 78 in the last 90 days, 32 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 10 knots - Visibility: 15 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: VNY ## 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 19950801047059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950801047059A), Aug 1, 1995: Boeing A75N1, Van Nuys, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing in quartering crosswind. Veered off runway ground looped. Low time tailwheels. ## Other investigations on N54284 (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 LAX96LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA208), May 28, 1996: Boeing B75-A75N1 (N54284), Page, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare, improper recovery from a bounced landing, inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, while landing in… - [NTSB FTW81DPD14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD14), Mar 20, 1981: Boeing A75HI (N54284), Justin, TX, substantial damage 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.