# Incident 19990319016519I: Namer AT6D, Rancho Calif, CA, March 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Rancho Calif, CA
- Airport: French Valley Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5742° N, 117.1285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRENCH VALLEY (F70), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5742&lon=-117.1285&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3617F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3617F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6D (registry code 6400416, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990319016519I

## Narrative

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

(-5) ROD ASSEMBLY, P/N 88-33539 BROKE THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE MECHANISM CONNECTION SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ACTUATE LANDING GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION BY PUSHING ON THE BROKEN ROD ASSEMBLY, HOWEVER, WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ENOUGH LEVERAGE FOR ACTUATION. PILOT DECLARED IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY AND LANDED AIRCRAFT GEAR UP CAUSING MININAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N3617F (2)

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

- [Accident 20050908020689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050908020689A), Sep 8, 2005: Namer AT6D (N3617F), Chehalis, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) At approx 1845 PDT on 9-8-2005 at Centralia airport, Centralia WA, a north American AT-6D made a gear up landing. During rollout the aircraft skidded off…
- [Accident 19740721023319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740721023319A), Jul 21, 1974: Namer AT6D (N3617F), Pittstown, NJ, Substantial damage. Switched tanks,acft not eqpd with electric boost pump,did not use wobble pump.

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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