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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · North American AT-6G · Detroit, MI · July 29, 2012

Date: July 29, 2012 · 15:20 local
Place: Detroit, MI
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N747JE
Reported as: North American AT-6G
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,350 total60 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N747JERegistered now · North American AT-6GS/N 49-3292 · Built 1958 Airframe modelNorth American AT-6G Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot stated that he bounced on landing on runway 15 at det. He committed to landing instead of going around. The aircraft again touched down left of the center line, in the 1000' box. He was correcting back to center line, when the tail wheel touched down. The control inputs were that which unlocked the tail wheel allowing it to caster. The aircraft departed the runway at approx. 1150' runway length, to the right, destroying the #2 VASI box, and disabling the system. He continued in an arc out 165' from the runway, and then back on to the runway at approx. 3100' runway length. There were no injuries. Aircraft damage is minor.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BOUNCED ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT DET. HE COMMITTED TO LANDING INSTEAD OF GOING AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT AGAIN TOUCHED DOWN LEFT OF THE CENTER LINE, IN THE 1000' BOX. HE WAS CORRECTING BACK TO CENTER LINE, WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. THE CONTROL INPUTS WERE THAT WHICH UNLOCKED THE TAIL WHEEL ALLOWING IT TO CASTER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT APPROX. 1150' RUNWAY LENGTH, TO THE RIGHT, DESTROYING THE #2 VASI BOX, AND DISABLING THE SYSTEM. HE CONTINUED IN AN ARC OUT 165' FROM THE RUNWAY, AND THEN BACK ON TO THE RUNWAY AT APPROX. 3100' RUNWAY LENGTH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS MINOR.