ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166857
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| Date: | Sunday 8 June 2014 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Boeing-Stearman A75N1(PT-17) |
| Owner/operator: | Mid Atlantic Air Museum |
| Registration: | N26M |
| MSN: | 75-1925 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3534 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental W670N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Reading Regional Airport/Carl A Spaatz Field (KRDG), Reading, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Reading, PA (RDG) |
| Reading, PA (RDG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped biplane prepared for landing with a reported 70-degree quartering left headwind at 9 knots. After touching down on the main landing gear, and as the pilot lowered the tail, the airplane began turning to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and brake in an attempt to arrest the turn, but was unsuccessful. The airplane turned 90 degrees to the left and skidded sideways before the right wheel separated from the landing gear. The lower right wing then contacted the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the outboard portion of the wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot further commented that during the landing, the wind appeared to be in a state of change and that the winds had shifted to a quartering tailwind during the accident sequence.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of control while landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane in a quartering tailwind. A factor in the accident was the changing wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N26M
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2014 03:46 | Geno | Added |
| 29-Jun-2014 23:28 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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