- Date
- May 27, 1989, 18:43 local (22:43 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1535MBoeing E75N1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890527012979A
- Case key
- 32439
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. The crosswind and the pilot's improper use of brakes were contributing factors.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt rprtd that during the second touch-&-go landing on this flt, he 'attempted to correct direction of aircraft with left pedal.' He said he 'touched left pedal, plane nosed over after making uncommanded turn to the left.' No pre-acdnt part failure/malfunction was rprtd. The 1843 EDT wind was from 110 deg at 12 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1535M
- Reported as
- Boeing E75N1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-8520
- Airframe hours
- 2,454
- Engine
- Continental W-670, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Berry, Stanley W.
- Registered owner
- Berry, Stanley W
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 16, 1989 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- FXE · Ft Lauderdale Executive, runway 8, 6,001 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 500 total · 115 in this make and model · 50 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FXE
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 N1535M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.