# Incident 20120729019409I: North American AT-6G, Detroit, MI, July 29, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2012, 15:20 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747JE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N747JE) (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: NORTH AMERICAN AT-6G
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120729019409I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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