# Incident 19970309007229I: Namer AT6F, Monterey, CA, March 9, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1997, 13:50 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsula
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6012° N, 121.8828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monterey, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6012&lon=-121.8828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7475C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7475C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6F (registry code 6400420, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER AT6F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 150 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970309007229I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED: ON MARCH 9, 1997, I WAS LANDING ON 28R MRY, WINDS WERE LIGHT BUT A SLIGHT CROSSWIND. AFTER NORMAL 3 POINT TOUCHDOWN, I FELT MY LEFT WING COMING UP. AFTER LOWERING WING, AIRCRAFT STARTED A GROUND LOOP TO THE RIGHT, WITH FULL RUDDER AIRCRAFT STILL HEADED FOR RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. APPLYING LEFT BRAKE DID NOT STOP THE VEER SO APPLIED BOTH BRAKES TO STOP AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND INTO GRAVEL. AFTER ABOUT 20 FT. OFF RUNWAY, TAIL CAME UP AND PROP STRUCK THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT STOPPED WITH COWL ON THE GROUND. PILOT & PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT, WITH HELP TAIL LOWERED TO GROUND AND TOWED OFF. DAMAGED LOWER COWL DENTED AND SCRAPED, PROP TIPS BENT, PROP SPINNER DENTED. INSPECTORS STATEMENT: INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT ON MARCH 10, 1997, AT MRY VERIFIES PILOTS STATEMENT CONCERNING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO OTHER OBSERVABLE DEFECTS OR DAMAGE WERE NOTED. LOG BOOKS AND CREDENTIALS VERIFIED. AIRWORTHINESS & REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES VERIFIED VALID. PILOTS WRITTEN STATEMENT OBTAINED. NO PILOT DEVIATION AND NO 8020.11 GENERATED. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7475C (2)

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

- [Accident 20000407039759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000407039759A), Apr 7, 2000: Namer AT6F (N7475C), Grass Valley, CA, No damage. (-23)The aircraft bounced after touchdown, pilot applied rudder to correct drift but was unable to compensate. The pilot then applied power to takeo ff again,…
- [Accident 19810718080819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810718080819A), Jul 18, 1981: Namer AT6F (N7475C), California Vall, CA, Destroyed. Stalled on pullup from low pass traning manuever. Overcontrolled recovery. Entered flat spin to ground impact.

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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