# NTSB NYC01LA011: Boeing B75-N1, N1066M, Warrenton, VA, October 7, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 7, 2000, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Warrenton, VA - Coordinates: 38.709461, -77.790939 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7095&lon=-77.7909&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 19, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50451 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA011 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50451/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA011 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis During touchdown, the airplane bounced twice on its main landing gear, and then suddenly pitched over. The pilot stated 'I believe I had inadvertently slid my feet too high on the rudder pedals and hit the brakes on the second bounce. The pilot also stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On October 7, 2000, about 1430 Eastern Daylight Time, a Boeing B75-N1 Stearman, N1066M, was substantially damaged while landing at the Flying Circus Aerodrome Airport (3VA3), Warrenton, Virginia. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight that was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, he departed 3VA3, and flew to the Culpeper Regional Airport (CJR), Culpeper, Virginia, to perform a "fly-over and balloon-bust" as part of an air show. He then returned to 3VA3 for landing. The airplane was landing on Runway 34, a 2,500 foot-long, 150 foot-wide, turf runway. The pilot stated that after he observed two other airplanes land, he noted the winds were from the northwest, and elected to perform a "wheel landing," instead of the "normal 3-pt, stall landing." After touchdown, the airplane bounced twice on its main landing gear, and then suddenly pitched over. The pilot further stated "I believe I had inadvertently slid my feet too high on the rudder pedals and hit the brakes on the second bounce. The pilot also stated he did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane. The pilot reported 872 hours of total flight experience, which included 600 hours accumulated in tail-wheeled airplanes, and 105 hours in the make and model of the accident airplane. The wind reported at CJR, which was located about 8 miles, west-southwest of the accident site, at 1422, was from 350 degrees at 6 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1066M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1066M), registered now, S/N 75-7932, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing B75-N1 - Registry model: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-7932 - Airframe hours: 2962 - Engines: Continental W670 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Richard B. Roe - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 9, 2000, 51 hours before - Departed: 3VA3, VA - Airport: 3VA3, Flying Circus, runway 34, 2,500 × 150 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: rear; flight hours: 872 total, 105 in this make and model, 716 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: CJR, 8 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 20001007039029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001007039029A), Oct 7, 2000: Boeing B75N1, Warrenton, VA, No damage. (-23) Stearman encountered gusty winds during landing on bumpy grass strip, bounced, hit prop, plane flipped over. No injuries to pilot. Substantial damage to… ## Other investigations on N1066M (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 NYC08LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA247), Jul 12, 2008: Boeing B75N1 (N1066M), Culpeper, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a quartering tailwind. - [NTSB NYC05CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA079), May 1, 2005: Boeing B75N1 (N1066M), Culpeper, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the crosswind. 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.