- Date
- April 24, 1983, 11:43 local (17:43 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Junction, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9644CNorth American T-6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830424015329A
- Case key
- 16070
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentFactor
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overloadFactor
Analysis
The pilot stated that he made his approach to rwy 22 with a crosswind of 23 KTS. The acft bounced and relanded on 3 points fairly hard. The acft rolled out for 100 yards veering to left, then turning 90 degrees left. The right gear collapsed. The wind was reported from 180 degrees at 18 KTS gusting to 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9644C
- Reported as
- North American T-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49-3292
- Airframe hours
- 7,000
- Engine
- P&W R1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dorr H. Burns
- Registered owner
- Robert E. Geer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- GJC · Walker Field, runway 22, 5,366 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 100 in this make and model · 3,800 as pilot in command · 7 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 18 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F
- Observed at
- GJT
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.