ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21735
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| Date: | Saturday 12 July 2008 |
| Time: | 13:25 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman B75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1066M |
| MSN: | 75-7932 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3185 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental W670 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Culpeper Regional Airport, Culpeper, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Culpeper, VA (CJR) |
| Culpeper, VA (CJR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the pilot was landing the tailwheel-equipped biplane on runway 4 (a 5,000-foot-long, 100-foot-wide asphalt runway), the airplane touched down on the main landing gear and started to veer to the left. The pilot attempted to return the airplane to the center of the runway by applying rudder control; however, the airplane subsequently veered right, exited the right side of the runway, entered a ditch, and nosed over. The pilot stated that he did not experience any mechanical malfunctions with the airplane, and none were revealed during a postaccident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector.
Another inspector observed a windsock near the runway that indicated winds between 160 and 180 degrees and of no more than 5 knots within a half an hour of the accident. This wind may have caused the airplane to swerve into the wind (to the right), compounding the effect of the rudder applied by the pilot to correct the initial veer to the left. Tailwheel-type airplanes, such as the accident airplane, have a greater tendency to be affected by wind than nosewheel-type airplanes because the surface area behind the landing gear of a tailwheel-type airplane is greater.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a quartering tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 October 2000 | N1066M | Private | 0 | Warrenton, VA | |
sub |
| 1 May 2005 | N1066M | Private | 0 | Culpeper, Virginia | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2008 23:18 | Fusko | Added |
| 23-Jul-2008 12:06 | Fusko | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 22-Nov-2017 10:44 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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