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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · North American AT-6D · Ashland, VA · June 10, 2017

Date: June 10, 2017 · 11:45 local
Place: Ashland, VA
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N796WM
Reported as: North American AT-6D
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,218 total694 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N796WMRegistered now · North American AT-6DS/N 88-15328 · Built 1943 Airframe modelNorth American AT-6D Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The pilot planned a flight that would be about 2.5 hours enroute. He had a planned and thought he had about 3 hours or more worth of fuel. He planned the minimum required and his calculations did not error on the side of caution. He landed at his first stop and did not check his fuel. He ran out of fuel about 6 miles from his destination and landed in a field. He chose to land with the gear retracted as described in procedures for a landing off airport.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT PLANNED A FLIGHT THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 2.5 HOURS ENROUTE. HE HAD A PLANNED AND THOUGHT HE HAD ABOUT 3 HOURS OR MORE WORTH OF FUEL. HE PLANNED THE MINIMUM REQUIRED AND HIS CALCULATIONS DID NOT ERROR ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION. HE LANDED AT HIS FIRST STOP AND DID NOT CHECK HIS FUEL. HE RAN OUT OF FUEL ABOUT 6 MILES FROM HIS DESTINATION AND LANDED IN A FIELD. HE CHOSE TO LAND WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED AS DESCRIBED IN PROCEDURES FOR A LANDING OFF AIRPORT.

Other reports on N796WM · 2

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

Incident 20260406004559ILanding: Touchdown · Manassas, VAPilot was practicing steep angle of attack approaches for airshow presentations and flies specific patterns at the airport from departure to landing. The pilot had already accomplished 3 t-offs/landings and on his 4th t/off, shortly after departure and…Apr 6, 2026 · Minor damage Incident 20060903029409IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Dekalb, IL(-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] made a normal approach and landing on runway 21 at Dekalb, Illinois on September 3, 2006, at 1200 CDT. The landing was uneventful until late in the landing roll, at which time the airplane departed the runway surface and…Sep 3, 2006 · Minor damage