19991112040869A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Namer T6G · St Charles, MO · November 12, 1999

Date
November 12, 1999 · 13:10 local
Place
St Charles, MO
Airport
St Charles County Smartt Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N9627C
Reported as
Namer T6G

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The pilot was attempting to land on runway 18 with winds variable 240 to 270 at 15-16 knots. The pilot elected to use runway 18 because it is approx. 1800 ft longer than RW27. He configured the a/c with flaps at 1/4 which he stated is the crosswind landing configuration. Upon touchdown he felt the a/c turn as he lowered the tail. At this time he attempted to maintain directional control by applying opposite aileron and rudder. The a/c continued to the left and as it appeared to depart the runway, the pilot attempted a go around. The left wing then contacted the ground and began to cartwheel eventually coming to rest approx. 300 feet from the runway with the landing gear, engine, and nose section removed from the a/c.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18 WITH WINDS VARIABLE 240 TO 270 AT 15-16 KNOTS. THE PILOT ELECTED TO USE RUNWAY 18 BECAUSE IT IS APPROX. 1800 FT LONGER THAN RW27. HE CONFIGURED THE A/C WITH FLAPS AT 1/4 WHICH HE STATED IS THE CROSSWIND LANDING CONFIGURATION. UPON TOUCHDOWN HE FELT THE A/C TURN AS HE LOWERED THE TAIL. AT THIS TIME HE ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY APPLYING OPPOSITE AILERON AND RUDDER. THE A/C CONTINUED TO THE LEFT AND AS IT APPEARED TO DEPART THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. THE LEFT WING THEN CONTACTED THE GROUND AND BEGAN TO CARTWHEEL EVENTUALLY COMING TO REST APPROX. 300 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY WITH THE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE, AND NOSE SECTION REMOVED FROM THE A/C.