Boeing A75N1(PT17) N26M

Summary

On 8 June 2014 at about 14:30 local time, a Boeing A75N1(PT17) registered N26M, operated by Mid Atlantic Air Museum, was involved in an accident near Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 June 2014 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Reading Rgnl/Carl A Spaatz Fie (RDG)

Coordinates

40.3736, -75.9592

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1(PT17)

Registration

N26M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1941

Engines

1

Operator

Mid Atlantic Air Museum

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reading → Reading

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA14CA280

Nobody was injured.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.