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FAA incident report · Namer T6G · Albion, NY · August 4, 2001

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Date
August 4, 2001 · 17:25 local
Place
Albion, NY
Airport
Pine Hill Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CFMTX
Reported as
Namer T6G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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(-23) On Saturday, 08/04/01, a north American T-6 aircraft, cfmtx, ground looped while attempting to land on runway 10 at the Pine Hill Airport (9G6) in Albion, NY. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Damage to the aircraft consisted of the left main gear strut being torn off just above the wheel axle, the left wing top skin was warped out of shape at several locations, the left wing tip was crushed, the left aileron was damaged at the left trailing edge, the prop had a ground stike on both prop tips, and the right main gear rim separated from the tire at several spots along the rim. The investigation of the landing path revealed the aircraft touched down slightly left of the center line. The tire marks indicated a further drift to the left, followed by over correction to the right. The aircraft skidded off the runway approximately 1/3 of the way down. The left main gear broke off the aircraft as it continued to turn right. The aircraft came to rest on a slight berm with the left wing on the ground. The owner/pilot admitted that during the landing, he allowed the tail to contact the ground at too high a speed. This incident is being forwarded to the canadian mot for further investigation.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SATURDAY, 08/04/01, A NORTH AMERICAN T-6 AIRCRAFT, CFMTX, GROUND LOOPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 10 AT THE PINE HILL AIRPORT (9G6) IN ALBION, NY. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT BEING TORN OFF JUST ABOVE THE WHEEL AXLE, THE LEFT WING TOP SKIN WAS WARPED OUT OF SHAPE AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS, THE LEFT WING TIP WAS CRUSHED, THE LEFT AILERON WAS DAMAGED AT THE LEFT TRAILING EDGE, THE PROP HAD A GROUND STIKE ON BOTH PROP TIPS, AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR RIM SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE AT SEVERAL SPOTS ALONG THE RIM. THE INVESTIGATION OF THE LANDING PATH REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE. THE TIRE MARKS INDICATED A FURTHER DRIFT TO THE LEFT, FOLLOWED BY OVER CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A SLIGHT BERM WITH THE LEFT WING ON THE GROUND. THE OWNER/PILOT ADMITTED THAT DURING THE LANDING, HE ALLOWED THE TAIL TO CONTACT THE GROUND AT TOO HIGH A SPEED. THIS INCIDENT IS BEING FORWARDED TO THE CANADIAN MOT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.