ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229601
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| Date: | Saturday 1 September 2018 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman B75N1 |
| Owner/operator: | Hangar 39 LLC |
| Registration: | N27WE |
| MSN: | 75-6651 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2660 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming R680-E3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Culpeper, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Culpeper, VA (VA30) |
| Culpeper, VA (CJR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot in the rear seat of the tailwheel-equipped biplane reported that he and another pilot were practicing landings on the asphalt runway. During the landing roll, the airplane entered a left ground-loop, and the bottom right wing and aileron collided with the ground.
The airplane sustained substantial to the bottom right wing and aileron.
The pilot reported that there were no 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, which resulted in a ground-loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 June 2010 | N27WE | Private | 0 | Arlington, Virginia | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2019 07:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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