# NTSB WPR24LA258: Boeing A75N1(PT17), N5708N, Camarillo, CA, July 25, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 25, 2024, 10:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Camarillo, CA - Coordinates: 34.213914, -119.08787 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2139&lon=-119.0879&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194787 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA258 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194787/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194787 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA258 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing A75N1(PT17), 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Boeing A75N1(PT17), 27 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Boeing A75N1(PT17), 32 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Boeing A75N1(PT17), 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Boeing A75N1(PT17), 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Boeing A75N1(PT17), 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=1380134), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while practicing landings the airplane touched down and veered to the right. He attempted to correct the movement with control inputs, but was unsuccessful. As the airplane approached the right runway edge, the pilot considered applying power, but the propeller contacted the ground, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left lower wing, vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5708N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5708N), registered now, S/N 75-7809, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1(PT17) - Registry model: [Boeing A75N1(PT17)](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (registry code 1380134) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jacobs R755A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755a-series) (registry code 35006, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-7809 - Year built: 1941 - Engines: Jacobs R-755-A2 225 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2023, 37 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: CMA, Camarillo, runway 08/26, 6,013 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; flight hours: 200 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: KCMA - METAR: KCMA 251655Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02440189 ## 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 20240725009369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240725009369A), Jul 25, 2024: Boeing A75N1(PT17), Camarillo, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot stated he incorrectly used power and rudder during a touch and go caused the aircraft to veer off runway. However, it is in my opinion that the blown… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 27, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194787. 7.2 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17481864&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Record or memorandum (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 74 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17482711&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 3.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18332350&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-CMA%20Airport%20Ops-Rel_Redacted-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.