ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289114
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| Date: | Saturday 16 July 2011 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: | Stearman C3-B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3440 |
| MSN: | 104 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1188 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental W 670-6N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Spokane, Washington -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Spokane-Felts Field, WA (SFF/KSFF) |
| Spokane-Felts Field, WA (SFF/KSFF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was involved in a biplane fly-in that was going on at the time of the accident. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, witnesses observed the airplane in a left side-slip during landing. The airplane subsequently touched down in the side-slip on the left wheel. The pilot applied full right rudder to compensate, then right brake to straighten out the airplane; however, the left landing gear strut collapsed, and the airplane entered into a slow speed ground loop, substantially damaging the lower wing. The pilot stated there were no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing. Contributing to the accident was the touch down in a slide-slip.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR11CA336
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 September 2008 | N3440 | Tobin Larry F | 0 | near Stevenson, WA | |
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| Fuel starvation | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 09:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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