# Accident 20220502006589A: North American SNJ-6, Greenwood, SC, May 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2022, 12:30 local time
- Place: Greenwood, SC
- Airport: Greenwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2504° N, 82.1578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GREENWOOD COUNTY (GRD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2504&lon=-82.1578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N451WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N451WA) (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/20220502006589A

## Narrative

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

T-6 TAIL WHEEL TRAINER/VINTAGE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TRAINING MISSION AT THE GRD AIRPORT. CFI AND STUDENT WERE PERFORMING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON MAINS, THEN AS IT SETTLED ONTO THE TAIL WHEEL AFTER BLEEDING OFF SPEED, IT VEERED TO THE LEFT HARD. CFI ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT, BUT AIRCRAFT ENTERED GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SPEED AT RUNWAY EXIT AS ESTIMATED BY THE PILOT WAS AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. MAIN GEAR BUCKLED AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON BELLY DAMAGING WINGTIP, AILERON (HENCE THE ACCIDENT CLASSIFICATION) AND DAMAGE THE PROPELLER. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED A BROKE TAIL WHEEL BELL CRANK THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE UNCONTROLLABLE AFTER TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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