# Accident 20180705009159A: North American AT-6D, Moneta, VA, July 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2018, 16:55 local time
- Place: Moneta, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1078° N, 79.5925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1078&lon=-79.5925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29963, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29963) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6D (registry code 6400416, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (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 AT-6D
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,050 total, 400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA414) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180705009159A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE CONDUCTED A NORMAL 3 POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 05 AT SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE AIRPORT (W91) WHEN SUDDENLY, AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE TREELINE WHERE IT CAME TO REST.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, PROPELLER, AND LANDING GEAR.  IN ADDITION, AFTER IMPACT, A SMALL ENGINE FIRE RESULTED AND WAS IMMEDIATELY EXTINGUISHED.

## 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 GAA18CA414](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA414), Jul 5, 2018: North American AT (N29963), Moneta, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a bounced landing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional.

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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