ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147921
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| Date: | Friday 24 August 2012 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: | Stearman M-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9055 |
| MSN: | 1005 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1690 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Trenton-Robbinsville Airport - N87, Robbinsville, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Robbinsville, NJ (N87) |
| Robbinsville, NJ (N87) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, when the tailwheel-equipped airplane touched down during landing, it began to veer to the left. He attempted to straighten the airplane by applying right brake, but the airplane continued to the left, ground looped, and then came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2012/08/restored_1920s_plane_flips_ups.html
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Airplane-Crashes-in-Mercer-County-167332575.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20120423035517/http://www.flytoanothertime.com:80/Fly_To_Another_Time/Civilian_Stearman.html
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9055
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2012 18:55 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 28-Nov-2017 13:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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