# Accident 20220502006159A: North American AT-6D, Huntington, IN, May 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2022, 14:50 local time
- Place: Huntington, IN
- Airport: Huntington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8529° N, 85.4571° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8529&lon=-85.4571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N515SA) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,740 total, 400 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220502006159A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 02, 2022, AT 1450 EST, N5151SA, A NORTH AMERICAN T-6, LANDED AT THE HUNTINGTON (KHHG) AIRPORT ON A DAY CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  UPON LANDING, THERE WAS A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL, AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR AND WINGS.  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN22LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA193), May 2, 2022: North American AT-6D (N515SA), Huntington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control during landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N515SA (1)

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

- [Incident 20170720018399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170720018399I), Jul 20, 2017: North American AT-6D (N515SA), Dubuque, IA, Minor damage. Thursday, July 20, 2017, pilot was PIC of his 1943 North American AT-6D, and #2 of 4 aircraft participating in a formation flight around Dubuque, regional…

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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