- Date
- July 12, 1987, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Spokane, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N400JTBoeing IB75A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870712081199A
- Case key
- 40670
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd that when he landed, the wind was from 190 deg at 6 gusting 12 KTS. Drg the landing roll, after slowing to an estimated 15 KTS, the acft encountered a gust of wind which caused 'the right wing to dip.' Subsequently, the acft 'rotated' about 60 deg damaging the lower right wing tip & spar, but the plt was able to taxi to the parking area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N400JT
- Reported as
- Boeing IB75A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-6648
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Daniel Abbott
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- SFF · Felts Field, runway 21R, 4,500 × 150 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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 202 total · 35 in this make and model · 130 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 6 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 1
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.