# Incident 19980927036769I: Namer AT6D, Atwater, CA, September 27, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1998, 15:00 local time
- Place: Atwater, CA
- Airport: Castle Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3507° N, 120.5943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atwater, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3507&lon=-120.5943&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7421C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7421C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6 (registry code 6400402, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER AT6D
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980927036769I

## Narrative

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

(-5)DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT TAIL WHEEL WAS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED AND ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE MOMENTARILY FELT AS IF IT WAS BINDING WHEN THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND CRAPED THE RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON ON THE GROUND.  DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT WING TIP FAIRING AND THE RIGHT AILERON OUTBOARD HINGE BROKE FROM IMPACTING THE GROUND.  NO OTHER UNUSUAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLEY OR ANY OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKES WHICH ARE USED TO CONTROL THIS AIRCRAFT IN TURNS THAT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N7421C (2)

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

- [Accident 20010505010569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010505010569A), May 5, 2001: Namer AT6D (N7421C), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23)CFI in rear seat states he was giving tail wheel instruction/recurrent training to an elderly airman in the front seat. The winds had just increased from…
- [Incident 20000728025669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000728025669I), Jul 28, 2000: Namer AT6 (N7421C), Parowan, UT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he "placed landing gear down prior to base entry, checked gear indicator, checked lights, and gear pins"(top of wing). After making a…

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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