# Accident 20200508004999A: North American SNJ-6, Boerne, TX, May 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2020, 10:50 local time
- Place: Boerne, TX
- Airport: Boerne Stage Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7233° N, 98.6944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7233&lon=-98.6944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3238G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3238G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American SNJ-6 (registry code 6400422, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-6) (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 SNJ-6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,296 total, 25 in this make and model, 142 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200508004999A

## Narrative

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

N3238G A NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-6 ON MAY 8, 2020 DEPARTED RUNWAY 17 FROM BOERNE STAGE AIRPARK (5C1) TO THE WEST. RETURNING TO 5C1 FROM THE WEST, PILOT ENTERED RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 17 AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL FULL STOP LANDING WITH WINDS STARTING TO SHIFT WESTWARD. PILOT ELECTED TO DO ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND LANDING, DEPARTING RUNWAY 17, PILOT FELT THE WINDS PICKING UP ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, UPON TOUCHDOWN ON CENTERLINE AS THE PILOT LOWERED THE TAIL WHEEL ONTO THE RUNWAY HE FELT A STRONG PULL TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP, RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND PORTIONS OF THE STRUT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY WERE TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT WITH SECTIONS OF THE LANDING GEAR TEARING A HOLE THROUGH THE RIGHT WING NEAR THE TRAILING EDGE JUST BEHIND THE LANDING GEAR, CAUSING THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND RESULTING IN PROPELLER DAMAGE AND THE RIGHT WING BEING CREASED NEAR THE CENTER FROM LEADING EDGE AT AN ANGLE TO THE TRAILING EDGE, AND THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST JUST OFF RUNWAY EDGE. NO POST-CRASH FIRE AND PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN20CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA176), May 8, 2020: North American SNJ (N3238G), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing a tailwheel airplane in gusty wind conditions.

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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