# Accident 20220430005959A: North American AT-6D, Fredericksburg, TX, April 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2022, 13:20 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2492° N, 98.9137° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2492&lon=-98.9137&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29947, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29947) (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 M/N R-1340-AN 1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220430005959A

## Narrative

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

ON SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2022, A NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D, N29947,  S/N: 42-85697A, TOOK OFF FROM GILLESPIE COUNTY AIRPORT (T82) AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LOCAL WITH ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. BEFORE ENGINE START, THE PILOT SELECTED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK STATING THAT IT WAS THE FULLER OF THE TWO TANKS AT 55 GALLONS. START UP, TAXI, AND RUN-UP WERE ALL NORMAL. AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 32 AND ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB. THE PILOT RAISED THE GEAR AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED WHAT APPEARED TO BE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE RING COWLING. AT APPROXIMATELY 2-3 SECONDS AFTER THE SMOKE APPEARED, THE ENGINE "COUGHED" LOUDLY THEN LOST POWER. THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING THEN DECIDED THAT THERE WOULD NOT BE ADEQUATE RUNWAY REMAINING. THE PILOT THEN CHOSE TO RAISE THE LANDING GEAR FOR A GEAR UP LANDING STATING THAT HE FEARED THE AIRCRAFT WOULD FLIP OVER ON ITS NOSE OR BACK AFTER DEPARTING THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT GEAR EXTENDED AND THE LEFT GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL IT EXITED THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A RUNWAY LIGHT, YAWING LEFT, AND THE RIGHT GEAR FOLDING UP INTO THE WHEEL WELL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 22 YARDS FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY ON THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 32. AFTER COMING TO REST, THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE FUEL SELECTOR, SECURED THE AIRCRAFT, AND EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE PASSENGER. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER 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 CEN22LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA187), Apr 30, 2022: North American AT-6D (N29947), Fredericksburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a failure of the No. 1 cylinder.

## Other reports on N29947 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830105000409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830105000409A), Jan 5, 1983: Namer AT6D (N29947), Granville, PA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel trying to locate an airport. Crash landed in an orchard next to a sod airport. Poor flight planning

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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