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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · North American AT-6D · Dubuque, IA · July 20, 2017

Date: July 20, 2017 · 17:40 local
Place: Dubuque, IA
Airport: Dubuque Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N515SA
Reported as: North American AT-6D
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,700 total251 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N515SARegistered now · North American AT-6DS/N 8814953 · 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.

Thursday, July 20, 2017, pilot was PIC of his 1943 North American AT-6D, and #2 of 4 aircraft participating in a formation flight around Dubuque, regional airport (dbq).

Pilot reported that on approach to landing, he observed the #1 aircraft extend his landing gear, and remarked to his passenger that he planned to extend his gear at the same location as the #1 aircraft. The pilot stated that his hand was on the gear lever and was waiting to fall into position, when the #1 plane increased his bank and turned "sharper." As the pilot was attempting to follow the #1 aircraft and maintain his position throughout the descent and round out to land he neglected to extend his landing gear. Additionally, the pilot stated that as he approached the touchdown point, he retarded the throttle, heard the gear warning horn and let the aircraft settle, followed by the sound of the prop striking the runway. The pilot stated that he did not attempt to apply power for a go-around.

As the FAA filed it

THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017, PILOT WAS PIC OF HIS 1943 NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D, AND #2 OF 4 AIRCRAFT PARTICIPATING IN A FORMATION FLIGHT AROUND DUBUQUE, REGIONAL AIRPORT (DBQ).

PILOT REPORTED THAT ON APPROACH TO LANDING, HE OBSERVED THE #1 AIRCRAFT EXTEND HIS LANDING GEAR, AND REMARKED TO HIS PASSENGER THAT HE PLANNED TO EXTEND HIS GEAR AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE #1 AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS HAND WAS ON THE GEAR LEVER AND WAS WAITING TO FALL INTO POSITION, WHEN THE #1 PLANE INCREASED HIS BANK AND TURNED "SHARPER." AS THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FOLLOW THE #1 AIRCRAFT AND MAINTAIN HIS POSITION THROUGHOUT THE DESCENT AND ROUND OUT TO LAND HE NEGLECTED TO EXTEND HIS LANDING GEAR. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT STATED THAT AS HE APPROACHED THE TOUCHDOWN POINT, HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE, HEARD THE GEAR WARNING HORN AND LET THE AIRCRAFT SETTLE, FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND OF THE PROP STRIKING THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO APPLY POWER FOR A GO-AROUND.

Other reports on N515SA · 1

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

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