# NTSB SEA97LA102: Boeing E75, N5010V, Spokane, WA, March 30, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 30, 1997, 12:01 local (19:01 UTC) - Place: Spokane, WA - Location: 47.6829° N, 117.3224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FELTS FLD (SFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6829&lon=-117.3224&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 14, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 42599 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA97LA102 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/42599/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA102 ## Probable cause The pilot-in-command's inadequate application of crosswind controls during landing rollout. Factors were gusty crosswinds. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot stated that while taxiing on landing rollout in gusty crosswind conditions, a gust lifted the upwind wing and the downwind wing dragged on the runway. The aircraft was substantially damaged in this occurrence, suffering a cracked rear spar and a bent aileron. ## Factual narrative On March 30, 1997, a Boeing E75, N5010V, was substantially damaged when its left wingtip dragged on the runway during a crosswind landing at Felts Field, Spokane, Washington. The commercial pilot-in-command, who owned the aircraft, and a glider-rated student pilot were not injured in the occurrence. The flight was a local 14 CFR 91 flight out of Felts Field. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The accident occurred at an undetermined time during the afternoon. On his NTSB accident report, the pilot reported that he was landing on runway 3, but did not specify which of Felts Field's two parallel northeast runways was the landing runway (runway 3L is a 4,500-foot-long by 150-foot-wide concrete runway, and runway 3R is a 3,059 by 75 foot asphalt runway.) The pilot stated that the winds at the time of the occurrence were southerly at "over 10" knots, gusting to "over 15" knots. The pilot stated that while taxiing on landing rollout, a gust lifted the upwind wing and the downwind wing dragged on the runway. The pilot initially reported the occurrence to the NTSB in a letter to the NTSB's Seattle, Washington, regional office dated April 4, 1997, which stated that at that time the level of damage to the aircraft appeared minor. The damage was subsequently determined to be substantial, including a cracked rear spar and a bent aileron. There was no report of the occurrence from Felts Field air traffic control (ATC), which operates a control tower at the airport from 0600 to 2000 daily. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5010V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5010V), registered now, S/N 75-5351, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Boeing E75 - Registry model: [Boeing E75](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-e75) (registry code 1380120) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-5351 - Airframe hours: 350 - Engines: Continental R-670 220 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Stephen D. Phillabaum - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 3, 1996, 40 hours before - Departed: SFF, WA - Airport: SFF, Felts Field, runway 3 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 1,400 total, 40 in this make and model, 1,200 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 10 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 19970330047469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970330047469A), Mar 30, 1997: Boeing E75, WA, Substantial damage. (-16) Pilot did not maintain complete control of the aircraft through landing sequence. From the NTSB's public API. 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