# Accident 20190810013809A: North American AT-6D, Chino, CA, August 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2019, 19:54 local time
- Place: Chino, CA
- Airport: Chino Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9747° N, 117.6364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9747&lon=-117.6364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6432D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6432D) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA493) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190810013809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFFT N6432D WAS ESTABLISHED IN A LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC RUNWAY 26 AT CHINO AIRPORT CA PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.  ON THE FINAL LANDING, N6432D HIT THE RUNWAY IN A WHEEL LANDING, BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AT AN ANGLE WITH THE NOSE POINTING TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE A FEW HUNDRED FEET OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AREA.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, ENGINE AND MOTOR MOUNTS. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER STATED THAT THE FRONT PILOT WAS IN COMMAND OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT AFTER THE BOUNCE IT WAS POSSIBLE THE MORE EXPERIENCED REAR SEAT PILOT TOOK OVER BUT WAS STILL NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE FOR THE MISALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY.  WINDS WERE 13 KNOTTS DOWN THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS AN NORTH AMERICAN AT6D TAILDRAGGER.

## 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 GAA19CA493](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA493), Aug 10, 2019: North American AT 6D (N6432D), Chino, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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