# Accident 20230329009769A: North American T-6G, Lakeland, FL, March 29, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2023, 09:10 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9892° N, 82.0121° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9892&lon=-82.0121&mi=10
- Aircraft: N791MH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N791MH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American T-6G (registry code 6400432, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-6g) (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 T-6G
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 4,510 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230329009769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LANDING AND ON TOUCHDOWN, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO STEERING CABLE BROKE AND AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED.

## 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 ERA23LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA170), Mar 29, 2023: North American T-6G (N791MH), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control on the ground as a result of left tailwheel steering cable separation.

## Other reports on N791MH (1)

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

- [Incident 20120320005189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120320005189I), Mar 20, 2012: North American T-6G (N791MH), Bessemer, AL, Minor damage. An aircraft was preparing for a takeoff on runway 23, at an uncontrolled airfield. Pilot stated the taxiway was clear when he left his hangar and turned onto…

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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