# Accident 19970404010849A: Namer T6G, Wilmington, NC, April 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1997, 17:44 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2696° N, 77.9599° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2696&lon=-77.9599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N44FL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NAMER T6G
- Reported engine: PWA PW124B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 13 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970404010849A

## Narrative

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

VEERED RIGHT SHARPLY ON LANDING ROLL. SIDE LOAD BROKE LEFT STRUT. LEFT WING HIT GROUND. RIGHT STRUT BENT. SIDE LOAD (-23) ON 04/04/097 AIRCRAFT N44FL, A NORTH AMERICAN T6G, OWNED BY TULLUS ROBERT C., PILOTED BY MICHAEL HARRINGTON DALE, DEPARTED WWD, CAPE MAY, NJ AIRPORT, ENROUTE TO LAL, LAKELAND, FL AIRPORT, VIA ILM WILMINGTON, NC, AIRPORT FOR AN OVERNIGHT.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1744 THE ILM TOWER CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17.  THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH, BUT DURING LANDING BOUNCED LIGHTLY TWICE THEN VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE WEATHER AND RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR SHEARED APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES FROM THE BASE OF THE OLEO STRUT.  THE RIGH MAIN GEAR SHOWED SIGNS OF HIGH SIDE LOADING FROM THE LEFT.  THE LEFT WING SHOWED SIGNS OF VERTICAL COMPRESSION LOADS AND MINOR SCRAPING, AND EVIDENCE OF SPAR DAMAGE.  RIGHT MAIN TIRE SKID MARK LENGTH 237 FEET.  LEFT MAIN SKID MARK LENGTH 115 FEET. BRAKE CONTROL VALVE SCHEDULED FOR OVERHAUL. ANY DEFECTS NOTED WILL HAVE M7D REPORT FILED.

## 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 MIA97LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA117), Apr 4, 1997: North American T6G (N44FL), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing. Factors were: the crosswind and the pilot's lack of experience in type airplane.

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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