# NTSB DEN03LA084: North American SNJ-6, N5485V, Albuquerque, NM, May 22, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 22, 2003, 08:45 local (14:45 UTC) - Place: Albuquerque, NM - Coordinates: 35.145832, -106.795829 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1458&lon=-106.7958&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 5, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Albuquerque FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57059 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN03LA084 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57059/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA084 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. Contributing factors include, the pressures induced on the pilot by the landing conditions and the asphalt walkway on the side of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - pressure induced by conditions/events, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - roadway/highway (contributing factor) - Main gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot was on approach for runway 22 with another aircraft in the pattern, doing touch-and-go landings. The separation was adequate; however, the pilot said he felt the pressure of the aircraft following him. The landing was uneventful; however, in his haste to clear the runway, he relaxed the back pressure which allowed the tail to come back up. The airplane drifted to the left, departing the edge of the runway. The left main wheel struck an asphalt walkway, causing substantial damage to the airplane. ## Factual narrative On May 22, 2003, at 0845 mountain daylight time, a North American SNJ-6, N5485V, was substantially damaged when it departed the left side of the runway during landing at Double Eagle II Airport (AEG), Albuquerque, New Mexico. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. No flight plan had been filed for the flight that originated from Santa Fe, New Mexico, at 0812. According to the pilot, he was on approach for runway 22. He said there was another aircraft in the pattern, doing touch-and-go landings. The pilot stated that the separation was adequate; however, he "felt the pressure" of the aircraft following him. The landing was uneventful; however, in his "haste to clear the runway, [he] relaxed the back pressure [which allowed] the tail to come back up." The airplane drifted to the left, departed the runway and the left main wheel struck an asphalt walkway. Both the left and the right main gear collapsed, the right wing tip rib was bent, and the right main fuel tank was punctured. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5485V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5485V), registered now, S/N 112007 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: North American SNJ-6 - Registry model: [North American SNJ-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-snj-6) (registry code 6400422) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 112007 - Airframe hours: 6390 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney R 1340 AN-1 600 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Donald L. Symington - Registered owner: Symington Managment Services LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 3, 2002, 125 hours before - Departed: SAF, Sante Fe, NM - Destination: AEG, Albuquerque, NM - Airport: AEG, Double Eagle II, runway 22, 7,400 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review December 21, 2001; seat: front; flight hours: 4,078 total, 46 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 120° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.25 inHg - Observed at: AEG, 1 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20030522036459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030522036459A), May 22, 2003: Namer SNJ6, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On may 22, 2003, 0845 MDT, a north American SNJ-6 (5485V) registered to [privacy data omitted] and operated by donald l. symington, [privacy data… ## Other investigations on N5485V (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 CEN14CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA246), May 18, 2014: North American SNJ 6 (N5485V), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing and subsequent go around attempt. 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. 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