What happened
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(.4) During the landing roll of a formation flight of four north American T-6 airplanes, the lead aircraft, N13595, intended to clear the runway to the left at taxiway mike instead of at the end of the runway. The pilot of the lead aircraft reported that he looked back to the left to check for the location of the #2 aircraft, N3195G. 'Number-two appeared to be one hundred and fifty yards back and slowing (it appeared number-two's tail was down in three point attitude).' As he proceeded to turn left to exit the runway, he looked back again and 'saw number-two was too close and coming fast.' He applied full power and made a right turn to the right side of the runway. The pilot of the #2 aircraft, reported that when the lead aircraft disappeared from his view, he 'went hard on the brakes' and headed towards the left edge of the runway. The right wing of aircraft #2 struck the vertical stabilizer of the lead aircraft. According to the confederate air force, they teach in their formation flight safety seminars that during formation/staggered landings, the formation is to exit at the end of the runway. They also teach that there will be no passing of aircraft during the landing. (-23) a flight of four AT-6 landed and contrary to the formation flight rules, instead of landing and rolling to the end of the runway, the lead #1 aircraft (N13595) attempted to clear the runway at intersection mike. He was overtaken and struck by the #2 aircraft (N3195G). Post accident investigation showed that both aircraft sustained substantial damage. The #1 aircraft (N13595) had the vertical stabilizer and rudder sheared off at the empennage and damage to the left wing tip. The #2 aircraft (N3195G) sustained damage to the right wing leading edge and lower wind surface including the aileron. This investigation is closed.
As the FAA filed it
(.4) DURING THE LANDING ROLL OF A FORMATION FLIGHT OF FOUR NORTH AMERICAN T-6 AIRPLANES, THE LEAD AIRCRAFT, N13595, INTENDED TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AT TAXIWAY MIKE INSTEAD OF AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT OF THE LEAD AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT HE LOOKED BACK TO THE LEFT TO CHECK FOR THE LOCATION OF THE #2 AIRCRAFT, N3195G. 'NUMBER-TWO APPEARED TO BE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YARDS BACK AND SLOWING (IT APPEARED NUMBER-TWO'S TAIL WAS DOWN IN THREE POINT ATTITUDE).' AS HE PROCEEDED TO TURN LEFT TO EXIT THE RUNWAY, HE LOOKED BACK AGAIN AND 'SAW NUMBER-TWO WAS TOO CLOSE AND COMING FAST.' HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND MADE A RIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT OF THE #2 AIRCRAFT, REPORTED THAT WHEN THE LEAD AIRCRAFT DISAPPEARED FROM HIS VIEW, HE 'WENT HARD ON THE BRAKES' AND HEADED TOWARDS THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING OF AIRCRAFT #2 STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THE LEAD AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE, THEY TEACH IN THEIR FORMATION FLIGHT SAFETY SEMINARS THAT DURING FORMATION/STAGGERED LANDINGS, THE FORMATION IS TO EXIT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THEY ALSO TEACH THAT THERE WILL BE NO PASSING OF AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING. (-23) A FLIGHT OF FOUR AT-6 LANDED AND CONTRARY TO THE FORMATION FLIGHT RULES, INSTEAD OF LANDING AND ROLLING TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE LEAD #1 AIRCRAFT (N13595) ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE RUNWAY AT INTERSECTION MIKE. HE WAS OVERTAKEN AND STRUCK BY THE #2 AIRCRAFT (N3195G). POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT BOTH AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE #1 AIRCRAFT (N13595) HAD THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER SHEARED OFF AT THE EMPENNAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING TIP. THE #2 AIRCRAFT (N3195G) SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AND LOWER WIND SURFACE INCLUDING THE AILERON. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.
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