Boeing A75N1(PT17) N52813

Summary

On 3 September 2017 at about 21:10 local time, a Boeing A75N1(PT17) registered N52813 was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 September 2017 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Pioneer (WS17)

Coordinates

43.9853, -88.5767

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1(PT17)

Registration

N52813

Category

Airplane

Year built

1940

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Oshkosh → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA524

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s overapplication of the brakes, which resulted in the biplane coming to rest inverted.

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 reported that, during the landing roll, about halfway down the grass runway, the biplane "very quickly" inverted. After exiting the biplane, he examined the runway and saw where the propeller had dug in and viewed skid marks in the grass "where it was obvious that the brakes had been applied and locked up." The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the biplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system about 1 nautical mile from the accident site reported, about the time of the accident, wind from 230° at 7 knots, gusting to 14 knots. The pilot landed on runway 31.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.