NTSB WPR23LA014 — 2022-10-15 · Petaluma, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N42PT

Make / Model: BOEING A75N1(PT17)
Year of manufacture: 1943 · 79 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19710503
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A4FA9D

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N42PT Boeing A75N1(PT17) None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting wind.

Factual narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing roll, he let “the control column go to a neutral position” after touchdown, and a gust of wind raised the left wing. The airplane veered off the runway to the right, subsequently colliding with a windsock and coming to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_WPR23LA014.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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