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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · North American T-6G · Culpeper, VA · April 8, 2017

Date: April 8, 2017 · 13:30 local
Place: Culpeper, VA
Airport: Culpeper Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N3167G
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17CA149
Reported as: North American T-6G
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,951 total359 in this make and model72 in the last 90 days

N3167GRegistered now · North American T-6GS/N 49-3272 Airframe modelNorth American T-6G Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On April 8, 2017 at approximately 1330L, the pilot of a T-6A aircraft was attempting to conduct a full stop landing on rwy 04 at Culpeper Regional Airport. The aircraft was configured to land with full flaps. The weather was VFR with clear skies and winds reported to be 290 at 8 knots gusting to 16. The pilot touched down and during rollout the pilot stated his left wing rose up. The pilot was unable to control using rudder and aileron and decided to attempt to add power. The right wing remained in contact with the runway and the aircraft veered to the right and off the runway. Marks on the runway confirm that the right wingtip traveled approximately 350FT on the runway and then another 135FT in the grass before flipping over. The PIC was able to egress the aircraft and then aided his passenger (initially unconscious) out of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 8, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1330L, THE PILOT OF A T-6A AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CONDUCT A FULL STOP LANDING ON RWY 04 AT CULPEPER REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED TO LAND WITH FULL FLAPS. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH CLEAR SKIES AND WINDS REPORTED TO BE 290 AT 8 KNOTS GUSTING TO 16. THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AND DURING ROLLOUT THE PILOT STATED HIS LEFT WING ROSE UP. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL USING RUDDER AND AILERON AND DECIDED TO ATTEMPT TO ADD POWER. THE RIGHT WING REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE RUNWAY. MARKS ON THE RUNWAY CONFIRM THAT THE RIGHT WINGTIP TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 350FT ON THE RUNWAY AND THEN ANOTHER 135FT IN THE GRASS BEFORE FLIPPING OVER. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN AIDED HIS PASSENGER (INITIALLY UNCONSCIOUS) OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA17CA149Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportCulpepper, VAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane and directional control during the landing roll and subsequent go-around in gusting wind conditions.Apr 8, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3167G · 2

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

Accident 19910929043529ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Manchester, NHLost control landing in gusty quartering tailwind. Ground looped.Sep 29, 1991 · Substantial damage Incident 19800419039839IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Provincetown, MALost control in crosswind landing.Apr 19, 1980 · Reported as Namer AT6