# Incident 20210215002529I: North American SNJ-6, Kissimmee, FL, February 15, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2021, 16:37 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3062° N, 81.4135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kissimmee, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3062&lon=-81.4135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N452WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N452WA) (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
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210215002529I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING WHEN A LARGE GUST OF WIND HIT THEIR R/H WING AND ALMOST CAUSED THEM TO GROUND-LOOP. THEY WERE ABLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT SO ONLY THE L/H WINGTIP SCRAPED THE GROUND. THE L/H AILERON ALSO HIT THE RUNWAY LIGHT.

## Other reports on N452WA (2)

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

- [Incident 20190528005339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190528005339I), May 28, 2019: North American SNJ-6 (N452WA), Kissimmee, FL, Minor damage. Kissimmee FL, (ism) reported aircraft N452WA (T6) (ism-ism) lost a 6-foot right side panel while flying over farmland. Aircraft landed without incident and…
- [Incident 20101130053139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101130053139I), Nov 30, 2010: North Ameri SNJ-6 (N452WA), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. At 2000 ft cruise flight aircraft struck bird.

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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