# Accident 20171205022739A: North American T-6G, Chesapeake, VA, December 5, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2017, 14:35 local time
- Place: Chesapeake, VA
- Airport: Hampton Roads Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7808° N, 76.4514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7808&lon=-76.4514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2996Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2996Q-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-6G (registry code 6400432, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-6g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN T-6G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,700 total, 90 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171205022739A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA068), Dec 5, 2017: North American T 6 (N2996Q), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.

## Other reports on N2996Q (2)

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

- [Incident 19980919038749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980919038749I), Sep 19, 1998: Namer T6G (N2996Q), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. (-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…
- [Accident 19870523018679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870523018679A), May 23, 1987: Namer AT6D (N2996Q), Fernandina Beac, FL, Substantial damage. Over inflated tail wheel strut caused pilot to lose control when it broke off on landing in a crosswind side load.

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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