# Accident 20100903049059A: North Ameri AT-6, Blakesburg, IA, September 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2010, 08:00 local time
- Place: Blakesburg, IA
- Airport: Blakesburg, Ia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9778° N, 92.5875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9778&lon=-92.5875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77TX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77TX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6 (registry code 6400402, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERI AT-6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,065 total, 1,244 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA565) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100903049059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON A WET GRASS RUNWAY. WHEN HE DETERMINED THE BRAKING ACTION WAS IMPAIRED, AND HE COULD NOT STOP. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT TO AVOID RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A RAVINE. THIS MANEUEVER CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO TREES, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN10CA565](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA565), Sep 3, 2010: North American AT-6 (N77TX), Blakesburg, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive airspeed during the landing, which resulted in his decision to perform an intentional ground loop to avoid a runway overrun.

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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