# Accident 20030522036459A: Namer SNJ6, Albuquerque, NM, May 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2003, 08:45 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1458° N, 106.7958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1458&lon=-106.7958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5485V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5485V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-6 (registry code 6400422, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER SNJ6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,078 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030522036459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 22, 2003, 0845 MDT, A NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-6 (5485V) REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND OPERATED BY DONALD L. SYMINGTON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^            SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILLE LANDING AT THE DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT (AEG) ALBUQUERQUE, NM. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 THAT ORIGINATED AT SAF AT 0819 MDT. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL WITNESSES, WHO WORK AT THE AIRPORT, THEY OBSERVED TOUCH DOWN AND AFTER SWERVING, DEPART THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN MOUNT THEN STRUCK AN ERODED LIP OF A SERVICE ROAD AND FAILED OUTBOARD. THE SWERVE CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN MOUNT CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN MOUNT TO FAIL INBOARD.

## 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 DEN03LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA084), May 22, 2003: North American SNJ-6 (N5485V), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. Contributing factors include, the pressures induced on the pilot by the landing conditions and the asphalt…

## Other reports on N5485V (3)

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

- [Accident 20140518009839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140518009839A), May 18, 2014: North American SNJ-6 (N5485V), Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. On may 18, 2014, at 1006 MDT, a North American SNJ-6, N5485V, sn 112007, registered to symington management services, ground looped left after landing on…
- [Incident 20110520009089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110520009089I), May 20, 2011: North American SNJ-6 (N5485V), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. On may 20, 2011, at 10:57 MST, a North American T6 SNJ-6, registered to symington management services LLC ran off runway 20 after landing while on roll out at…
- [Incident 20101015054199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101015054199I), Oct 15, 2010: North Ameri SNJ-6 (N5485V), Santa Fe, NM, Minor damage. On October 15, at 2010 MDT, N5845V, a North American SNJ-6 airplane, received minor damage when the right wing tip struck the ground during landing. The pilot…

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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