ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367220
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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 1990 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: | Stearman 4E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N663K |
| MSN: | 4005 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1930 |
| Engine model: | P&W SL1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Burns, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Carson City, NV (O04) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE LANDING, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE UNTIL OPPOSITE RUDDER AND BRAKE CONTROL WERE NO LONGER EFFICTIVE. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED IN THE SOFT DIRT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO REPORTED MECHANICAL FAILURES OF MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE WHEEL OR BRAKE DURING THE POST CRASH EXAMINATION.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA90LA059
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 May 2021 | N663K | William Ben Scott | 0 | Porterville Municipal Airport (PTV/KPTV), Porterville, CA | |
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| Gear collapse | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 12:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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