20171205022739A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · North American T-6G · Chesapeake, VA · December 5, 2017

Date: December 5, 2017 · 14:35 local
Place: Chesapeake, VA
Airport: Hampton Roads Executive
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2996Q
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA068
Reported as: North American T-6G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 19,700 total90 in this make and model37 in the last 90 days

N2996QRegistration cancelled Feb 28, 2020 · North American T-6GS/N 49-3071 · Built 1950 Airframe modelNorth American T-6G

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What happened

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Pilot was practicing his second crosswind landing of the day on RW10 with winds of 190/10. Touchdown was on centerline prior to 1000? Markers based on tire track and pilot statement. Approximately midway through the 1000? Markers the left main tire begins a mark that tracks to the right, and off the runway to final crash site approximately 330? Feet away, just off the right edge of RW10. Ground scars of the left wheel cover digging into the runway begin just prior to edge of runway and continue into the soft dirt/grass. Approximately 7 prop scars follow, then the indentations where the aircraft flipped over the nose towards the left wing and landed on its back are evident.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING HIS SECOND CROSSWIND LANDING OF THE DAY ON RW10 WITH WINDS OF 190/10. TOUCHDOWN WAS ON CENTERLINE PRIOR TO 1000? MARKERS BASED ON TIRE TRACK AND PILOT STATEMENT. APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY THROUGH THE 1000? MARKERS THE LEFT MAIN TIRE BEGINS A MARK THAT TRACKS TO THE RIGHT, AND OFF THE RUNWAY TO FINAL CRASH SITE APPROXIMATELY 330? FEET AWAY, JUST OFF THE RIGHT EDGE OF RW10. GROUND SCARS OF THE LEFT WHEEL COVER DIGGING INTO THE RUNWAY BEGIN JUST PRIOR TO EDGE OF RUNWAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE SOFT DIRT/GRASS. APPROXIMATELY 7 PROP SCARS FOLLOW, THEN THE INDENTATIONS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE TOWARDS THE LEFT WING AND LANDED ON ITS BACK ARE EVIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB GAA18CA068Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChesapeake, VAThe pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.Dec 5, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2996Q · 2

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

Incident 19980919038749IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Albuquerque, NM(-5) On September 19, 1998 at 1500 MDT, a north American T-6-G, owned by snj aviation adventures, LLC, incurred minor damage following an intentional ground loop while landing at Coronado Airport, Albuquerque, NM following a local pleasure flight. VMC…Sep 19, 1998 · Minor damage Accident 19870523018679ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fernandina Beac, FLOver inflated tail wheel strut caused pilot to lose control when it broke off on landing in a crosswind side load.May 23, 1987 · Reported as Namer AT6D · Substantial damage