# Accident 20230520006369A: North American-Buehn T-6G, Ankeny, IA, May 20, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2023, 11:15 local time
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Airport: Ankeny Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6913° N, 93.5663° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6913&lon=-93.5663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42JM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42JM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American-Buehn T-6G (registry code 6400438, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-buehn-t-6g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORTH AMERICAN-BUEHN T-6G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230520006369A

## Narrative

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

LANDED WITH GEAR UP AND AIRCRAFT CAUGHT ON FIRE

## 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 CEN23LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA192), May 20, 2023: North American-Buehn T-6G (N42JM), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear control lever, resulting in a gear-up landing on the runway.

## Other reports on N42JM (2)

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

- [Incident 19880908038459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880908038459I), Sep 8, 1988: Namer T6G (N42JM), Lincoln, NE, Minor damage. Lost power on takeoff. Forced landing on taxiway. Left main gear strut broke off. Prop tips bent. Causes unknown.
- [Accident 19810707038749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810707038749A), Jul 7, 1981: Namer T6G (N42JM), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed during attempt of 180 turn after engine quit on takeoff. Fuel selector indicator misaligned.

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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