# Accident 20001014039059A: Namer AT6G, Ridgeway, VA, October 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2000, 11:30 local time
- Place: Ridgeway, VA
- Airport: Pace Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5703° N, 79.8502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5703&lon=-79.8502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5296V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5296V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6G (registry code 6400434, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER AT6G
- Reported engine: PWA R1340AN1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,052 total, 36 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014039059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON THE GRASS STRIP, THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO AVOID A ROW OF A/C PARKED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN INADVERTENTLY TAXIED INTO SOFT DIRT WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, WHICH THEN CAUSED THE A/C TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. WHEN THE A/C PULLED TO THE RIGHT, THE RIGHT WING STRUCK SOME BUSHES CAUSING THE A/C TO ROLL DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE A/C SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LOWER COWLING A ND THE OUTBOARD FIVE FEET OF THE RIGHT WING. (.4) ON OCTOBER 14, 2000, ABOUT 1130 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A NORTH AMERICAN AT-6G, N5296V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE PACE AIRPORT (VA02), IN RIDGEWAY, VIRGINIA. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW TO VA02 TO ATTEND A "FLY-IN," AND HAD LANDED AT THE PRIVATELY OWNED AIRPORT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 18, A 3,000 FOOT-LONG, GRASS RUNWAY. THE RUNWAY WIDTH VARIED BETWEEN 75 AND 100 FEET, AND IT CONTAINED                               A "SLIGHT DOGLEG" TO THE LEFT, ABOUT HALF-WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING CONTACTED BUSHES AND SMALL TREES OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THAT BEFORE HE COULD TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION, THE AIRPLANE WAS "PULLED" OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE WIND REPORTED AT A NEARBY AIRPORT, ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CALM.

## 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 NYC01LA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA018), Oct 14, 2000: North American AT-6G (N5296V), Ridgeway, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing roll. A factor in this accident was a slight bend in the runway.

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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