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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · North American-Buehn T-6G · Ankeny, IA · May 20, 2023

Date: May 20, 2023 · 11:15 local
Place: Ankeny, IA
Airport: Ankeny Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N42JM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA192
Reported as: North American-Buehn T-6G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N42JMRegistered now · North American-Buehn T-6GS/N 182-735 Airframe modelNorth American-Buehn T-6G

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What happened

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Landed with gear up and aircraft caught on fire

As the FAA filed it

LANDED WITH GEAR UP AND AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN23LA192Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAnkeny, IAThe pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear control lever, resulting in a gear-up landing on the runway.May 20, 2023 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N42JM · 2

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

Incident 19880908038459IForced/Precautionary Landing · Lincoln, NELost power on takeoff. Forced landing on taxiway. Left main gear strut broke off. Prop tips bent. Causes unknown.Sep 8, 1988 · Minor damage Accident 19810707038749ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Indianapolis, INAircraft crashed during attempt of 180 turn after engine quit on takeoff. Fuel selector indicator misaligned.Jul 7, 1981 · Substantial damage