# Accident 20160518004679A: North American AT-6D, Mason, MI, May 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2016, 14:25 local time
- Place: Mason, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5700° N, 84.4200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5700&lon=-84.4200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N757LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N757LF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6D (registry code 6400416, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (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-6D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,580 total, 88 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16TA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16TA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160518004679A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ROLLOUT PIC DID NOT MAKE PROPER CORRECTIONS WHEN AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED IN THE CROSSWIND. LANDED RWY 10, WINDS VARIABLE FROM NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 7.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND WENT INTO DRAINAGE DITCH 120' NORTH OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN16TA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16TA194), May 18, 2016: North American AT6 (N757LF), Mason, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a ditch.

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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