What happened
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On March 2nd, 2025, at approximately 1245 EST a North American AT-6D texan, privacy data omitted and piloted by a certificated air transport pilot (ATP), suffered minor left-wing damage and left main landing gear collapse when the aircraft lost control upon landing at Starke County Airport (koxi) runway 18. The pilot in command (PIC) was conducting landing at koxi to receive fuel. Weather was reported VFR with winds were out of 260º-270º 6-8 KTS with the trend increasing. The PIC opted to land to the south on runway 18. The PIC entered a right traffic pattern on a midfield downwind maneuvering slightly to avoid a flock of geese. Gear and flap extension were on schedule and normal. Base and final were flown at appropriate altitudes and rates of descent. The PIC carried a slight amount of power to help prevent shock-cooling the engine. On final, the PIC noted the crab angle to the right was larger than recently experienced, but appropriate for the direct crosswind and within the capability of the airplane. Due to this, the PIC elected to input crosswind controls slightly higher than normal, at 100'-150’ AGL. Alignment appeared normal with no drift noted. On initial touchdown on centerline, the PIC felt the tail swing to the left, beginning a swerve to the right. The PIC attempted to correct by steadily increasing left rudder and right aileron input to both hold the right wing down and take advantage of adverse yaw to help bring the nose around to the centerline. The PIC intended to use all available runway, and the grass if necessary, to correct the swerve without causing a ground loop back to the left. Control inputs did not have much effect and the weathervane motion to the right continued. Upon exiting the runway in the grass, the aircraft began to slide on the muddy top 1/2” of thawed ground. Braking had no effect, and the PIC attempted to maintain wings level and tried to cut off the mixture. The aircraft impacted a shallow drainage ditch and berm, collapsing the left main landing gear. The PIC was the sole occupant of the aircraft and sustained no injuries. There was no fuel leakage or fire. The PIC secured the airplane by verifying throttle and mixture closed, fuel shutoff off, magnetos off and battery disconnected. No injuries reported and no damage to any other aircraft.
On March 5, 2025, at approximately 10:45THE FAA iic arrived on scene to assess the damage to the aircraft. The iic met the PIC and interviewed the PIC and verified all certificates and medical were valid and up to date. Reviewed all aircraft records and surveyed the damage suffered to aircraft. Upon inspection it was noticed that the left wing sustained minor damage, and the left landing gear had collapsed because of the incident. Photographs reveal the extent of damage to both. This incident is considered close and no follow up required.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 2ND, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 EST A NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D TEXAN, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND PILOTED BY A CERTIFICATED AIR TRANSPORT PILOT (ATP), SUFFERED MINOR LEFT-WING DAMAGE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL UPON LANDING AT STARKE COUNTY AIRPORT (KOXI) RUNWAY 18. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS CONDUCTING LANDING AT KOXI TO RECEIVE FUEL. WEATHER WAS REPORTED VFR WITH WINDS WERE OUT OF 260º-270º 6-8 KTS WITH THE TREND INCREASING. THE PIC OPTED TO LAND TO THE SOUTH ON RUNWAY 18. THE PIC ENTERED A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN ON A MIDFIELD DOWNWIND MANEUVERING SLIGHTLY TO AVOID A FLOCK OF GEESE. GEAR AND FLAP EXTENSION WERE ON SCHEDULE AND NORMAL. BASE AND FINAL WERE FLOWN AT APPROPRIATE ALTITUDES AND RATES OF DESCENT. THE PIC CARRIED A SLIGHT AMOUNT OF POWER TO HELP PREVENT SHOCK-COOLING THE ENGINE. ON FINAL, THE PIC NOTED THE CRAB ANGLE TO THE RIGHT WAS LARGER THAN RECENTLY EXPERIENCED, BUT APPROPRIATE FOR THE DIRECT CROSSWIND AND WITHIN THE CAPABILITY OF THE AIRPLANE. DUE TO THIS, THE PIC ELECTED TO INPUT CROSSWIND CONTROLS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL, AT 100'-150’ AGL. ALIGNMENT APPEARED NORMAL WITH NO DRIFT NOTED. ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN ON CENTERLINE, THE PIC FELT THE TAIL SWING TO THE LEFT, BEGINNING A SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY STEADILY INCREASING LEFT RUDDER AND RIGHT AILERON INPUT TO BOTH HOLD THE RIGHT WING DOWN AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ADVERSE YAW TO HELP BRING THE NOSE AROUND TO THE CENTERLINE. THE PIC INTENDED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY, AND THE GRASS IF NECESSARY, TO CORRECT THE SWERVE WITHOUT CAUSING A GROUND LOOP BACK TO THE LEFT. CONTROL INPUTS DID NOT HAVE MUCH EFFECT AND THE WEATHERVANE MOTION TO THE RIGHT CONTINUED. UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SLIDE ON THE MUDDY TOP 1/2” OF THAWED GROUND. BRAKING HAD NO EFFECT, AND THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN WINGS LEVEL AND TRIED TO CUT OFF THE MIXTURE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH AND BERM, COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PIC WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAKAGE OR FIRE. THE PIC SECURED THE AIRPLANE BY VERIFYING THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CLOSED, FUEL SHUTOFF OFF, MAGNETOS OFF AND BATTERY DISCONNECTED. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER AIRCRAFT.
ON MARCH 5, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45THE FAA IIC ARRIVED ON SCENE TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE IIC MET THE PIC AND INTERVIEWED THE PIC AND VERIFIED ALL CERTIFICATES AND MEDICAL WERE VALID AND UP TO DATE. REVIEWED ALL AIRCRAFT RECORDS AND SURVEYED THE DAMAGE SUFFERED TO AIRCRAFT. UPON INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE LEFT WING SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HAD COLLAPSED BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. PHOTOGRAPHS REVEAL THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE TO BOTH. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSE AND NO FOLLOW UP REQUIRED.