# Accident 20170408005599A: North American T-6G, Culpeper, VA, April 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Culpeper, VA
- Airport: Culpeper Regional Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5256° N, 77.8597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5256&lon=-77.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3167G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3167G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-6G (registry code 6400432, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-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 T-6G
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,951 total, 359 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170408005599A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA149), Apr 8, 2017: North American T 6G (N3167G), Culpepper, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane and directional control during the landing roll and subsequent go-around in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N3167G (2)

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

- [Accident 19910929043529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910929043529A), Sep 29, 1991: Namer T6G (N3167G), Manchester, NH, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in gusty quartering tailwind. Ground looped.
- [Incident 19800419039839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419039839I), Apr 19, 1980: Namer AT6 (N3167G), Provincetown, MA. Lost control in crosswind landing.

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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