# Accident 20021117030649A: Namer T6G, Elbert, CO, November 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Black Forest Glider Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2236° N, 104.6408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2236&lon=-104.6408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7197C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7197C-2022-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-6G (registry code 6400432, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-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 T6G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021117030649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) APPROACH TO RUNWAY 12 NORMAL, WINDS 210 AT 10 KNOTS. STANDARD THREE POINT LANDING, WITH LEFT RUDDER AND NORMAL STICK BACKPRESSURE. AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT (WEATHERVANED) 30 DEGREES FROM CENTERLINE. PILOT APPLIED LEFT BRAKE TO SLOW AND STEER, THEN BOTH BRAKES AS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HARD SURFACE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO SOFT RUNWAY SHOULDER AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SINKING INTO DIRT. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER WITH THE RIGHT WING AND ENGINE CONTACTING THE GROUND. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN JUS OFF THE RUNWAY. MR. HUBER SUFFERED MINOR CUTS ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD AND HIS 9 YEAR OLD PASSENGER SUFFERED A SKINNED KNEE DURING HER EGRESS.

## 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 DEN03LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA016), Nov 17, 2002: North American T-6G (N7197C), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: overload failure of the cable between the left rudder pedal and the tail wheel, rendering directional control impossible and resulting in an inadvertent ground loop and nose over. Contributing…

## Other reports on N7197C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210804017289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210804017289A), Aug 4, 2021: North American T-6G (N7197C), Starkville, MS, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. 8/04/2021 2100Z 1600CST, event id: 676574, a North American T-6G, N7197C, was substantially damaged when it impacted wooded terrain approximately one mile…

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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