# NTSB MIA05CA090: North American AT-6C, N7690U, Lakeland, FL, April 14, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 14, 2005, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC) - Place: Lakeland, FL - Coordinates: 27.988332, -82.018333 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9883&lon=-82.0183&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 7, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Orlando, Florida - NTSB case key (mKey): 61319 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA05CA090 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61319/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA090 ## Probable cause The pilot's attempted turn off the runway at excessive speed, resulting in the right wing raising, the left wing touching the runway, and the left landing gear collapsing. ## 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 - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - Gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot stated that the tower controller had asked whether he could make the first turnoff and said that he had too much speed as he attempted to make the turn. He said the right wing lifted and he could not correct it before the left wingtip impacted the ground. The airplane swerved hard to the right, and the left landing gear collapsed, bending the left wing. He said that prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems. ## Factual narrative On April 14, 2005, about 1815 eastern daylight time, a North American AT-6C, registered to and operated by a private individual as a Title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, incurred damage during the landing rollout at Lakeland, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated at Lakeland, Florida, the same day, about 1800. The pilot stated that he was cleared to land, and on short final was asked by the tower controller whether he could make the first turnoff from runway 27L. He said the touchdown was normal, but he did not check his speed as he normally would, and thought his speed was slow enough to permit him to lower the tail, apply heavy braking, and make the turnoff. As he attempted the turn, he said that the right wing lifted, and his application of full control deflection did not correct the problem before the left wingtip impacted the ground. He said the airplane swerved hard to the right, and the left landing gear collapsed. The airplane slid to a stop, the propeller impacted the ground, and the left wing was bent. He said that prior to the accident there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems. ## Aircraft - Registration: N7690U (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: North American AT-6C - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 847653 - Airframe hours: 8631 - Engines: Pratt & Whitney R1340 600 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Keith W. Moser - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 6, 2005, 11 hours before - Departed: LAL, Lakeland, FL - Destination: LAL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review March 29, 2005; seat: front; flight hours: 1,810 total, 467 in this make and model, 1,696 as pilot in command, 43 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 280° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 50 °F - Altimeter: 29.80 inHg - Observed at: LAL ## 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 20050414006619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050414006619A), Apr 14, 2005: Namer AT6C, Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed aircraft at approximately 90 knots with landing gear down and full flaps. Tower requested that he take the first turnoff onto runway 5/23… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.