# NTSB NYC05CA124: Waco AQC-6, N16227, Leonardtown, MD, July 24, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 24, 2005, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Leonardtown, MD - Coordinates: 38.315277, -76.550003 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3153&lon=-76.5500&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Dulles FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 62048 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC05CA124 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62048/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA124 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind and his failure to maintain aircraft control while landing, which resulted in a nose over. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Nose over, landing - roll - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane was landing on runway 11, a 4,150-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. Shortly after touchdown, the right wing began to rise, and the airplane swerved to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with aileron and rudder input; however, the right wing continued to rise, and the left wing struck the runway. The airplane then veered to the right, and nosed over. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions. Winds reported at airport located about 8 miles east-southeast of the accident site, were from 160 degrees at 5 knots. ## Factual narrative On July 24, 2005, about 1630 eastern daylight time, a WACO AQC-6, was substantially damaged while landing at the St. Mary's Airport, Leonardtown, Maryland. The certificated commercial pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the local flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was landing on runway 11, a 4,150-foot-long, 75-foot-wide, asphalt runway. According to the pilot, the approach and touchdown were normal. Shortly after touchdown, the right wing began to rise, and the airplane began to swerve to the left. The pilot attempted to correct with aileron and rudder input; however, the right wing continued to rise, and the left wing struck the runway. The airplane then veered to the right, and nosed over. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions. Nor did the pilot report any. The pilot reported 4,246 hours of total flight experience, which included 33 hours in the same make and model as the accident airplane. Winds reported at airport located about 8 miles east-southeast of the accident site, at 1555, were from 160 degrees at 5 knots. The pilot reported that the wind at the time of the accident was from 200 degrees at 5 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N16227](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16227), registered now, S/N 4436, built 1936 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Waco AQC-6 - Registry model: [Waco AQC-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-aqc-6) (registry code 9600640) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jacobs L-6MB](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l-6mb) (registry code 35014, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 4436 - Airframe hours: 2116 - Engines: Jacobs L6-MB 330 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Charles E. Everett, Jr. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2005 - Departed: 2W6, Leonardtown, MD - Destination: 2W6, Leonardtown, MD - Airport: 2W6, St. Mary's, runway 11, 4,150 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 1, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 4,246 total, 33 in this make and model, 4,150 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 5 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: NHK, 8 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 20050724024029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050724024029A), Jul 24, 2005: Waco AQC6, Leonardtown, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) On 7/24/05 at approx. 1630 local, VMC part 91 operator, responded to an aircraft accident at st. mary's county airport, MD (2W6). Aircraft N6227, serial… 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.