# Accident 20090728018299A: Namer AT6G, Ely, NV, July 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2009, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ely, NV
- Airport: Ely Airport /Yelland Fld/
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2997° N, 114.8419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2997&lon=-114.8419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6G (registry code 6400434, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-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 AT6G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,160 total, 58 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA457) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090728018299A

## Narrative

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

A NORTH AMERICAN AT-6T, N555Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AT ELY, NEVADA.  PILOT STATED THAT UPON BRAKE APPLICATION, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE RIGHT.  HE ADDED THAT THE WINDS WERE DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 7 KNOTS.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY POINTED IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION.  DAMAGE INCLUDED POSSIBLE LEFT WING SPAR DAMAGE, LEFT AILERON DAMAGE, BENT PROPELLER, RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT BENT OUTBOARD SLIGHTLY, AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FOLDED INBOARD AT THE STRUT.

## 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 WPR09LA457](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA457), Jul 28, 2009: North American AT-6G (N555Q), Ely, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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