# Accident 19990417003819A: Namer AT6D, Hollister, CA, April 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1999, 19:00 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8910° N, 121.2396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8910&lon=-121.2396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6979C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6979C) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 400 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990417003819A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED HARD, LOST CONTROL, GROUND LOOPED, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (FROM FORM 19) ON APRIL 17, 1999, AT 1900 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D, N6979C, REGISTERED TO CALIFORNIA WARBIRDS, INC., CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA, GROUND LOOPED DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE UNCONTROLLED HOLLISTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  NEITHER THE PRIVATE PILOT NOR THE PASSENGER WAS INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HOLLISTER ABOUT 1830.  ON APRIL 21, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD.  HE INDICATED THAT NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE EXPERIENCED WITH THE AIRPLANE DURING THE FLIGHT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED HARD ON THE RUNWAY, LOST CONTROL, AND GROUND LOOPED.  THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND BROKE.  THE PILOT ESTIMATED THAT, AT THE TIME, THE WIND WAS BLOWING STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. (.4) DURING LANDING FLARE ON RUNWAY 24 THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST AND TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE RUNWAY.  THEREA FTER, HE LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED. DURING THE MISHAP THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND BROKE.  NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WERE REPORTEDLY EXPERIENCED.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 260 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS.

## 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 LAX99LA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA158), Apr 18, 1999: North American AT-6D (N6979C), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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