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19990828027679A

Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Namer AT6 · Mack, CO · August 28, 1999

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Date
August 28, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place
Mack, CO
Airport
Mack Mesa Aarpt
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7011C
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN99LA155
Reported as
Namer AT6
Fatal injuries
0
N7011CRegistered now · North American SNJ-4S/N 8813805Airframe modelNorth American SNJ-4Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On August 28, 1999, approximately 1130 mountain daylight time, a north American SNJ-4 (AT-6), N7011C, operated by loma enterprises LLC, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during a landing approach and subsequent nose over at Mack Mesa airstrip, Mack, Colorado. The commercial pilot received minor injuries but the single passenger was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated at walker field, grand junction, Colorado, approximately 1045. Preliminary information indicates that while the airplane was on final approach, the pilot allowed the airspeed to decay. The airplane settled and struck corn stalks short of the runway. The airplane touched down and nosed over, incurring damage to the wings and vertical stabilizer. (-23)the pilot stated he was on approach for landing on runway 25 when he got too low and slow and hit the top of a corn field. His aircraft settled into the field and then flipped over. Minor injuries to pilot and passenger.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON AUGUST 28, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1130 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-4 (AT-6), N7011C, OPERATED BY LOMA ENTERPRISES LLC, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A LANDING APPROACH AND SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER AT MACK MESA AIRSTRIP, MACK, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES BUT THE SINGLE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WALKER FIELD, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO, APPROXIMATELY 1045. PRELIMINARY INFORMATION INDICATES THAT WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS ON FINAL APPROACH, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO DECAY. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED AND STRUCK CORN STALKS SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND NOSED OVER, INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. (-23)THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 WHEN HE GOT TOO LOW AND SLOW AND HIT THE TOP OF A CORN FIELD. HIS AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE FIELD AND THEN FLIPPED OVER. MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND PASSENGER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN99LA155Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMack, COThe pilot misjudging his distance and altitude from the runway. A factor was the tall crops.Aug 28, 1999 · Substantial damage