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September 20, 2000 · Boeing Stearman D75N1 · N64796

Englewood, CO

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
September 20, 2000
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Englewood, CO
Aircraft
Boeing Stearman D75N1
Tail Number
N64796
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
DEN00LA172

According to the flight instructor, the commercial pilot receiving instruction was conducting a touch and go landing, and he flared the airplane too high. The aircraft stalled and dropped to the runway. The student lost directional control of the aircraft and it subsequently ground looped. The aircraft exited the left of the runway and the right wingtip contacted the ground, damaging the right lower aft wing spar.

NTSB Probable Cause

the flight instructor not maintaining supervision. Contributing factors were the student's hard landing due to excessive flare and subsequent inadvertent stall, and the student's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll.

Full Narrative

On September 20, 2000, at approximately 1400 mountain daylight time, a Boeing D75N1 (Stearman), N64796, was substantially damaged during landing at Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colorado. The flight instructor and the commercial pilot receiving instruction were not injured. A private individual was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local instructional flight that originated approximately 30 minutes before the accident. The flight instructor had not filed a flight plan. According to the flight instructor, the commercial pilot receiving instruction was conducting a touch and go landing, and he flared the airplane too high. The aircraft stalled and dropped to the runway. The student lost directional control of the aircraft and it subsequently ground looped. The aircraft exited the left side of the runway and the right wingtip contacted the ground, damaging the right lower aft wing spar.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:00 MDT
Nearest AirportCentennial (0nm)
Runway17R
Runway Length7004 ft
Runway Width77 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBoeing Stearman D75N1
Tail NumberN64796
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsP&W · R-985 · Reciprocating · 450
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 50 · First Class

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility50 sm
CeilingBroken clouds 4000 ft
Temperature / Dew Point14 C / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

Appendix: Source Data