- Date
- May 11, 1991, 14:55 local (21:55 UTC)
- Place
- Seattle, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N53280Boeing A-75
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 8, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910511015229A
- Case key
- 41426
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Probable cause
The pilot did not maintain directional control during the landing roll. The factor to the accident was: the pilot's remedial action was inadequate.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
At the end of a pleasure flt, the pilot reported that touch-down was normal. During the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to the right. The pilot corrected with light left rudder and aileron control, however, the airplane continued to the left. The pilot then applied full rudder and aileron deflection control and lightly touched the brake, however, the airplane traveled off the runway and nosed over. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53280
- Reported as
- Boeing A-75
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 75-261
- Engine
- Continental W670-N, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas H. O'Leary
- Registered owner
- Thomas H. O'Leary
- Airport
- BFI · Boeing Fld, runway 13, 3,710 × 100 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
- 57
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,992 total · 74 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 18,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N53280 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.