Boeing A75N1(PT17) N1431C

Summary

On 3 December 2017 at about 19:09 local time, a Boeing A75N1(PT17) registered N1431C was involved in an accident near Chino, California, 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

3 December 2017 at 19:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Chino, California, United States

Nearest airport

Chino (CNO)

Coordinates

33.9744, -117.6372

Aircraft

Boeing A75N1(PT17)

Registration

N1431C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1941

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Corona → Chino

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA079

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the tailwheel-equipped biplane bounced during the initial touchdown of a three-point, touch-and-go landing. He added that the biplane settled back onto the runway and that he continued to maintain the runway centerline. Subsequently, when he raised the tail for takeoff, the biplane veered sharply to the right, and the lower left wing struck the ground. The biplane sustained substantial damage to the lower left aileron. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the biplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot added that he may have "accidently hit the right brake" during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.