- Date
- July 4, 1985, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dixon, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N29931North American AT-6G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850704071489A
- Case key
- 13123
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Reportedly, the plt made a touch-&-go landing while following an snj acft. He stated that during the takeoff, the acft had accelerated to 85 mph when he lowered the tail slightly & the acft lifted off normally. He reported that the acft was aprx 4 to 5 ft off the rwy when it started to roll to the right. He corrected with aileron & rudder, but the acft continued to the right. Subsequently, the acft impacted the ground & was damaged. The plt estimated the wind was from 190 to 200 deg at 12 KTS. Aprx 35 mi nne at rockville, IL, the 1452 CDT wind was from 210 deg at 18 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29931
- Reported as
- North American AT-6G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49-3449
- Airframe hours
- 1,447
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Walter R. Breun, doing business as Boa Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Boa Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 23, 1984 · 84 hours before
- Airport
- C73 · Dixon Muni, runway 26, 3,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,070 total · 226 in this make and model · 755 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RFD, 736 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N29931 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.