ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232386
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 January 2020 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman B75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N14GC |
| MSN: | 75-6503 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming R-680 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nut Tree Airport (KVCB), Vacaville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vacaville-Nut Tree Airport, CA (KVCB) |
| Vacaville-Nut Tree Airport, CA (KVCB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while practicing stop-and-go landings, the airplane took off, and he then made a standard traffic pattern to land. The airplane touched down on the numbers with both main wheels. When the tailwheel touched down, the pilot felt a wind gust from the east, which tipped the left wing down. He attempted to correct with right aileron, but when the wings became level, the right wheel exited the runway surface and sank into mud. The airplane nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose-over when the right wheel encountered mud.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N14GC
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2020 16:23 | Geno | Added |
| 23-Jan-2020 19:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport] |
| 05-Aug-2020 08:00 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 05-Aug-2020 08:28 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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