# Accident 20100220028569A: North Ameri AT-6C, Mesa, AZ, February 20, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76BZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERI AT-6C
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,422 total, 79 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100220028569A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PRACTICING IN THE PATTERN, PILOT LANDED ON 22L, TOUCHED DOWN AND TRANSITIONED TO THREE-POINT LANDING. WIND PICKED UP LEFT WING BEFORE TAIL WHEEL WAS ON GROUND. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT, DEPARTED RUNWAY AND ENTERED DIRT AREA. RIGHT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, PROP BENT, COWLING DAMAGED AND LEFT MAIN GEAR BENT.

## 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 WPR10CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA143), Feb 20, 2010: North American AT-6C (N76BZ), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.

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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