# Accident 19991020036929A: Frchld M62A, Gallup, NM, October 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Gallup Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8002° N, 108.5700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8002&lon=-108.5700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56268, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56268) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild M-62A (registry code 3371604, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-m-62a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD M62A
- Reported engine: FCD 6440C5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 14 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991020036929A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON OCTOBER 20, 1999, AT 1230 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A FAIRCHILD M62A (PT-19), N56268, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING ROLL AT GALLUP, NEW MEXICO. THE PRIVATE AND COMMERCIAL/FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PILOTS ON BOARD WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THIS FERRY FLIGHT OPERATING UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, AT 1000 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN SWERVING DURING LANDING ROLL AND DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHICH DAMAGED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR, THE LEFT WING TIP, AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS OCCUPYING THE FRONT SEAT AND THE OTHER PILOT, WHO WAS CONDUCTING THE LANDING, WAS IN THE REAR SEAT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND SAID, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO SWERVE, HE GOT ON THE CONTROLS WITH THE OTHER PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN AN "OVER CORRECTION" TO THE SWERVE. CONTROL WAS LOST AND AFTER SEVERAL SWERVES, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK A LANDING LIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. NEITHER PILOT WAS EXPERIENCED    IN TYPE OR KIND OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN00LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA008), Oct 20, 1999: Fairchild M62A (PT-19) (N56268), Gallup, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure by the pilot in command to maintain control of the aircraft during landing roll. Factors were a lack of experience of either pilot in kind and type of aircraft.

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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