- Date
- March 6, 1983, 13:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Norman, OK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9786ZNorth American AT-6
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830306057789A
- Case key
- 20833
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt landed with a 30 deg left crosswind. After touching down in a 3-point attitude, the acft swerved to the right & turned aprx 25 deg before the plt regained control. He corrected the heading to parallel the runway aprx 10 ft right of a white line marking the edge of the maintained runway, the acft struck a sawhorse surface. As the plt initiated a turn back toward the open portion of the runway, the acft struck a sawhorse marking an area of deteriorating asphalt. No mechanical manfunction was found that would have caused loss of control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9786Z
- Reported as
- North American AT-6
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2927
- Airframe hours
- 8,066
- Engine
- P&W 1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tom A. Thomas, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 28, 1983 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- F16 · Denton, TX
- Airport
- OUN · Max Westheimer, runway 35, 3,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 13,755 total · 168 in this make and model · 10,756 as pilot in command · 73 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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