- Date
- September 22, 1998, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- So. Charleston, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N58095Boeing PT-17 Stearman
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19980922035159A
- Case key
- 44082
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot landed on a dry, 24 foot-wide runway, and the airplane veered to the left. The pilot overcorrected, and the airplane went off the right side of the runway. The airplane slid on wet grass, impacted a ditch, and flipped over.
Factual narrative
On September 22, 1998, about 1900 Eastern Daylight Time, a Boeing PT-17 Stearman, N58095, was substantially damaged during landing at Mallory Airport (WV12), South Charleston, West Virginia. The certificated commercial pilot was uninjured, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the local flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot stated to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector that after landing on the dry, 24 foot-wide runway, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot said he overcorrected, and the airplane went off the right side of the runway. The airplane slid on wet grass, impacted a ditch, and flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58095
- Reported as
- Boeing PT-17 Stearman (PT-17 STEA)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-4386
- Airframe hours
- 4,950
- Engine
- Continental R670, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles Young & Paul Arbogast
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 1, 1998 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- WV12
- Airport
- WV12 · Mallory Airport, runway 33, 2,000 × 24 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
- 60
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 2,048 total · 55 in this make and model · 1,871 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.