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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · North American AT-6C · Delmar, DE · June 11, 2012

Date: June 11, 2012 · 13:05 local
Place: Delmar, DE
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7055K
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12CA393
Reported as: North American AT-6C
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total1,200 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

N7055KRegistered now · North American AT-6CS/N 50-709E Airframe modelNorth American AT-6C Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was landing in the aircraft owners, 1370' farm field. The aircraft touched down in the designated field then overran it and entered an onion field in which the ground was much softer. After traveling approximatly 200 feet in the soft field the aircraft nosed over and landed upside down.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING IN THE AIRCRAFT OWNERS, 1370' FARM FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE DESIGNATED FIELD THEN OVERRAN IT AND ENTERED AN ONION FIELD IN WHICH THE GROUND WAS MUCH SOFTER. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATLY 200 FEET IN THE SOFT FIELD THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA12CA393Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDelmar, DEThe pilot's failure to go around after not attaining the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway excursion and noseover.Jun 11, 2012 · Substantial damage