# NTSB NYC05CA079: Boeing B75N1, N1066M, Culpeper, VA, May 1, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 1, 2005, 17:20 local (21:20 UTC) - Place: Culpeper, VA - Coordinates: 38.526668, -77.858886 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5267&lon=-77.8589&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 61409 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC05CA079 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61409/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA079 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. A factor was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - runway - Nose over, landing ## Analysis While landing in a 10 to 16 knot crosswind, the tailwheel airplane bounced several times and veered left. The pilot attempted to correct with right brake input, left aileron input, and right rudder input; however, the brakes locked and the airplane came to rest inverted. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On May 1, 2005, about 1720 eastern daylight time, a Boeing B75N1 (Stearman), N1066M, was substantially damaged while landing at Culpeper Regional Airport (CJR), Culpeper, Virginia. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Flying Circus Aerodrome (3VA3), Warrenton, Virginia. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot stated that he was returning to Culpeper, and noted that the automated weather observation system (AWOS) reported the wind from 310 to 340 degrees, at 10 to 16 knots. He chose to land on runway 4, a 5,000-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, asphalt runway. The pilot further stated that landing in either direction on the runway would result in a direct crosswind. The airplane touched down on the main gear, just past the runway number, with excess speed. As the tailwheel dropped, the airplane bounced several times, weathervaned, and veered left. The pilot attempted to correct with right brake, left aileron, and right rudder inputs; however, the brakes locked and the airplane came to rest inverted on the runway. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1066M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1066M), registered now, S/N 75-7932, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing B75N1 - 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 - Engines: Continental W670 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Richard B. Roe - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 3VA3, Warrenton, VA - Destination: CJR, Culpeper, VA - Airport: CJR, Culpeper Regional Airport, runway 4, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2; flight hours: 1,200 total, 334 in this make and model, 1,080 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 300° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 34 °F ## 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 20050501033839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050501033839A), May 1, 2005: Boeing B75N1, Culpeper, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) While landing at kcjr on runway 4 pilot lost control and flipped aircraft over. Upper wing spar broken in 4 places. ## 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 NYC01LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA011), Oct 7, 2000: Boeing B75-N1 (N1066M), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. 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. 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