# Incident 20240503005939I: North American AT-6D, Ocala, FL, May 3, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 2024, 18:40 local time
- Place: Ocala, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1872° N, 82.1401° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ocala, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1872&lon=-82.1401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8540P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8540P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American AT-6D (registry code 6400416, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-at-6d) (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 AT-6D
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240503005939I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ORIGINALLY PLANNED ON LANDING AT HIS HOME AIRPORT BUT WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENSION LIGHTS SO ELECTED TO LAND AT OCALA WHERE THERE IS EMERGENCY RESPONSE IF NEEDED. AIRCRAFT'S R/H MLG WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCK WHILE THE L/H MLG DID. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH PROP-STRIKE AND LOWER ANTENNA GETTING DAMAGED ON LOWER FUSELAGE FROM IMPACT.

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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