# NTSB NYC98LA191: Boeing PT-17 Stearman, N58095, So. Charleston, WV, September 22, 1998

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 22, 1998, 19:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place: So. Charleston, WV
- Coordinates: 38.360668, -81.689064 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3607&lon=-81.6891&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 2001
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 44082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC98LA191
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/44082/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA191

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.

## 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
  - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58095-2017-11-15), registration cancelled 2017-11-15, S/N 75-4386, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Boeing PT-17 STEARMAN (PT-17 STEA)
- Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental R670-SERIES series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-r670-series-series) (registry code 17016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 75-4386
- Airframe hours: 4950
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19980922035159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980922035159A), Sep 22, 1998: Boeing PT17, South Charlesto, WV, Substantial damage. On September 22, 1998, about 1900 eastern daylight time, a Boeing PT-17 stearman, N58095, was substantially damaged during landing at Mallory Airport (WV12),…

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.

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