# Accident 20230609007469A: North American T-6G, Colorado Spring, CO, June 9, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2023, 12:03 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8113° N, 104.7155° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8113&lon=-104.7155&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16JV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16JV) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 346 total, 40 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230609007469A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 9, 2023, THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (COS) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT WITH 1 CREWMEMBER AND 1 PASSENGER. LOCAL WEATHER REPORTED THUNDER IN THE VICINITY. DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS TURBULENCE ON FINAL APPROACH AS HE PASSED UNDER THE CLOUD LAYER. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING ON RUNWAY 17R PRIOR TO HIM MADE A GO-AROUND DUE TO WIND SHEAR. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 17R. ACCORDING TO THE PIC: THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 95 KIAS WITH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND THE PILOT MADE CORRECTIVE RUDDER INPUTS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN AN ACCELERATED TURN TO THE RIGHT AND THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT LEFT. THE RIGHT DRIFT CEASED BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOW 45 DEGREES TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT “CHOPPED THROTTLE” AND ADDED FULL LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 17R AND ENTERED THE DIRT TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT SHEARED AT THE SHOCK MOUNT WHEN THE TIRE ENTERED THE DIRT. THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING, LEFT AILERON AND WING TIP CAP. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED 180 DEGREES TO THE LANDING DIRECTION.

## 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 CEN23LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA235), Jun 9, 2023: North American T-6G (N16JV), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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