- Date
- September 25, 1986, 12:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N66TYNorth American AT-6G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860925046339A
- Case key
- 17053
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt made two unsuccessful attempts to land on rwy 26 but discontinued each approach because of unfavorable winds. Winds were reported to be 220 deg at 20 KTS with gusts to 30 KTS. Plt then made two unsuccessful attempts to land on rwy 17L. On third attempt plt selected 10 deg of flaps & made wheel landing. Witnesses said wind raised right wing & acft departed left side of rwy. Plt added full power. Acft bounced, became airborne, & began to stall. Plt closed throttle. Acft collided with parked acft. Plt said as he applied full power 'violent' wind gust caused his feet to slip off rudder pedals.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N66TY
- Reported as
- North American AT-6G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 49-3038A
- Airframe hours
- 11,588
- Engine
- P&W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jeppco, Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1985 · 100 hours before
- Departed
- 3V5 · Fort Collins, CO
- Airport
- APA · Centnenial, runway 17L, 10,002 × 101 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,358 total · 50 in this make and model · 2,256 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 16 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- APA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.