# Accident 20160625009879A: North American SNJ-5, Jackson, MI, June 25, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2016, 17:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2592° N, 84.4617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2592&lon=-84.4617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7980C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7980C-2016-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-5 (registry code 6400418, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-5) (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 SNJ-5
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,249 total, 880 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA338) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625009879A

## Narrative

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

RETURNING HOME TO JACKSON, PIC SAID HE CHECKED ATIS AND WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT 4, HE ASKED TOWER FOR A WIND CHECK WHILE ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 26 AND THEY RESPONDED VARIABLE AT 4. HE SAID TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL 3 POINT LANDING AND WHEN HE WAS ROLLING OUT THE LEFT WING LIFTED.  HE APPLIED POWER TO GO AROUND BUT IT WAS HOT AND HUMID, DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS REPORTED AT 2700?. HE ABORTED GO AROUND AND AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY IN TO THE GRASS, RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND AIRCRAFT SPUN ABOUT 270 DEGREES AND CAME TO A STOP.  AFTER HE AND HIS WIFE EXITED THE AIRPLANE HE LOOKED AT THE WINDSOCK AND SAW THAT HE HAD LANDED WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND.

## 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 GAA16CA338](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA338), Jun 25, 2016: North American SNJ (N7980C), Jackson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion, right main landing gear collapse, and impact with the ground.

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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