# Accident 20050724024029A: Waco AQC6, Leonardtown, MD, July 24, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2005, 16:00 local time
- Place: Leonardtown, MD
- Airport: St Marys County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3153° N, 76.5500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3153&lon=-76.5500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16227, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16227) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco AQC-6 (registry code 9600640, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-aqc-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L-6MB (registry code 35014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l-6mb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO AQC6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 35 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050724024029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 7/24/05 AT APPROX. 1630 LOCAL, VMC PART 91 OPERATOR, RESPONDED TO AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT ST. MARY'S COUNTY AIRPORT, MD (2W6). AIRCRAFT N6227, SERIAL NUMBER 4436, WACO-QC6-AQC6. AIRCRAFT HAD (1) PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND (1) PASSENGER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  ON BOARD AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RWY 11 WAS ADVISED BY ATIS OF A 3 TO 5 KNOT CROSSWIND. UPON TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL OUT ON RWY 11 AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF CENTER LINE OF RWY 11. PIC ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT FROM DRIFTING TO THE LEFT AS A RESULT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND LOWER LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND. AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN IT FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE WING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT THEN TOWED TO THE HANGAR. WHEELS, BRAKES, OPERATING NORMALLY. INSPECTED BOTH BRAKE ASSEMBLIES AND BOTH WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WITH NO FINDINGS. BRAKES APPEAR TO OPERATE NORMAL. THIS INCIDENT IS CLASSIFIED AS AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING, WING FRONT SPAR, ENGINE MOUNTS, ENGINE, PROPELLER, AND TAIL STRUCTURE.

## 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 NYC05CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA124), Jul 24, 2005: Waco AQC-6 (N16227), Leonardtown, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain aircraft control while landing, which resulted in a nose over. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N16227 (1)

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

- [Incident 20020829029039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020829029039I), Aug 29, 2002: Waco AQC6 (N16227), Fountainheadpar, OK. (-23) On August 29, 2002, at approximately 1830 local central standard time, Mr. Robert reid, made a precautionary landing at fountainhead lodge airport, at…

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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