# Incident 20090328004849I: Namer AT6D, Destin, FL, March 28, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2009, 18:30 local time
- Place: Destin, FL
- Airport: Destin-Fort Walton Beach
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4813° N, 86.5158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4813&lon=-86.5158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N554Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N554Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6D (registry code 6400416, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER AT6D
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 380 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090328004849I

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN GUSTY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.  WIND GUST LIFTED RIGHT WIND DURING LANDING ROLLOUT CAUSING UNCOMMANDED SWERVE TO THE RIGHT.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO ADJACENT GRASS AREA.  LEFT MAIN MOUNT CONTACTED SLAB OF SCRAP CONCRETE,IMPOSING EXCESSIVE SIDE LOAD TO, AND FAILURE OF LEFT MAN OLEO STRUT.

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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