# Accident 19990828027679A: Namer AT6, Mack, CO, August 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1999, 11:00 local time
- Place: Mack, CO
- Airport: Mack Mesa Aarpt
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2207° N, 108.8695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2207&lon=-108.8695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7011C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7011C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-4 (registry code 6400414, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER AT6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990828027679A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 DEN99LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA155), Aug 28, 1999: North American SNJ-4 (AT-6) (N7011C), Mack, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudging his distance and altitude from the runway. A factor was the tall crops.

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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