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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · North American T-6G · Blountstown, FL · September 19, 2019

Date: September 19, 2019 · 15:30 local
Place: Blountstown, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N799MU
Reported as: North American T-6G
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,500 total

N799MURegistered now · North American T-6GS/N 49-3368 · Built 1949 Airframe modelNorth American T-6G 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.

During cruise, the aircraft experienced a loss of a cylinder. The pilot contacted tyndall afb approach, declared an emergency and attempted to land at calhoun county,FL ( F95) airport. The aircraft was unable to safely reach the airfield. The pilot elected to perform a gear-up, off-airport landing in a remote agricultural field, approximately 1 mile ssw of F95. Aircraft sustained minor damage. It was determined that the #2 cylinder had failed.

As the FAA filed it

DURING CRUISE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF A CYLINDER. THE PILOT CONTACTED TYNDALL AFB APPROACH, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT CALHOUN COUNTY,FL ( F95) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO SAFELY REACH THE AIRFIELD. THE PILOT ELECTED TO PERFORM A GEAR-UP, OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A REMOTE AGRICULTURAL FIELD, APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SSW OF F95. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE #2 CYLINDER HAD FAILED.