# Accident 19910911039249A: Namer AT6G, Reno, NV, September 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1991, 17:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5194° N, 119.8101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5194&lon=-119.8101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29931, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29931) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6G (registry code 6400434, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER AT6G
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910911039249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WING TIP HIT GROUND TURNING PYLON. RECOVERED BUT DRAGGED WING ON LANDING AND CARTWHEELED. CAME TO REST INVERTED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX91LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA392), Sep 12, 1991: North American AT-6G (N29931), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AIRCRAFT AND THE GROUND WHILE MANEUVERING AROUND A PYLON, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING.

## Other reports on N29931 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850704071489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850704071489A), Jul 4, 1985: Namer AT6G (N29931), Dixon, IL, Substantial damage. After liftoff did not have sufficient aileron or rudder control to stop right turn. Impacted ground.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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