# Accident 20160203001879A: North American P-51C, Dallas, TX, February 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2016, 10:25 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6794° N, 96.8661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6794&lon=-96.8661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61429, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61429) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American P-51C (registry code 6402302, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-p-51c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce V-1650-7 (registry code 54558, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-v-1650-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN P-51C
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC V-1650-7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,815 total, 187 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160203001879A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 3, 2016, A TWO-SEAT P-51C ?MUSTANG? AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KRBD) FOR A THIRTY MINUTE FLIGHT SOUTH OF THE AIR FIELD. THERE WAS ONE PILOT (PIC) ONBOARD WITH A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATION.  HE ATTEMPTED A ?STOP AND GO? LANDING AND IMPACTED RUNWAY 35 WITH THE GEAR UP AT DALLAS EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (KRBD).  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA16CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA133), Feb 3, 2016: North American P 51 (N61429), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage during landing.

## Other reports on N61429 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20211104018389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211104018389I), Nov 4, 2021: North American P-51C (N61429), Tallahassee, FL, Minor damage. On 11/004/2021, at approximately 15:15 EST, N61429, a 1942 North American P-51C, s/n: 103-26199 [privacy data omitted]. The aircraft was being operated for a…
- [Accident 20040529011539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040529011539A), May 29, 2004: Namer P51C (N61429), Red Wing, MN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) During airshow pilot reported loss of engine power. During emergency landing, pilot attempted landing southeast of the airport in a residential area. On…

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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