Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND CONDITION DURING LANDING. A FACTOR IS A TAILWIND.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On March 19, 1994, at 1515 eastern standard time, a Boeing (Stearman) PT-17, N57TH, ground looped, veered off the left side of the runway, and collapsed the left main landing gear, while attempting a landing on runway 2L at Dekalb-Peachtree Airport, Chamblee, Georgia. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pleasure flight operated under 14 CFR Part 91, with no flight plan filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage; the pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight departed Chamblee, at 1445 hours.
According to the pilot, he lost control of the airplane after touchdown. He further stated that the nose of the airplane started turning to the left and continued until it was 180 degrees from the landing magnetic heading. The approach and the landing were made with a 10 knot quartering tail wind. No mechanical problems were reported with the airplane.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# ATL94LA066