# Accident 20070722019919A: Namer T6G, Fond Du Lac, WI, July 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7742° N, 88.4917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7742&lon=-88.4917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22NA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22NA) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,400 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070722019919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON A VFR FLIGHT FROM PEORIA, ILLINOIS TO OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN ON 7/22/2007, THE NORTH AMERICAN T-6, P&W 1340 ENGINE, NUMBER 4 CYLINDER, CONNECTING ROD BROKE AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 2800 FEET AND TO THE NORTHEAST OF FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN ON THE WARBIRD ARRIVAL PROCEDURE TO OSHKOSH/EAA AIRVENTURE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE FOND DU LAC AIRPORT AND LANDED ON HIGHWAY 41. ON ROLLOUT THE RIGHT WING HIT A WOODEN SIGN POST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE FOND DU LAC AIRPORT. SUSPECTED CAUSE OF THE CONNECTING ROD FAILURE WAS A "HYDRAULIC LOCK" WHICH HAD OCCURRED DURING ENGINE START UP SOMETIME PREVIOUS TO THIS FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI07LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA219), Jul 23, 2007: North American T-6G (N22NA), Fond Du Lac, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine's master connecting rod which resulted in the forced landing. The road sign was a factor.

## Other reports on N22NA (1)

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

- [Accident 20141023021769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141023021769A), Oct 23, 2014: North American T-6G (N22NA), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Shortly after take off on runway 5, N22NA, North American T6 texan experienced power loss (engine failure) at an estimated 300FT. While attempting to realign…

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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