North American AT-6D N1364N

Summary

On 17 April 2001 at about 14:45 local time, a North American AT-6D registered N1364N, operated by North American-Top Gun Inc., was involved in an accident near Destin, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 April 2001 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Destin, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Destin-Ft. Walton Beach (DTS)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

North American AT-6D

Registration

N1364N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

North American-Top Gun Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Destin → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA01LA124

Nobody was injured.

failure of the flight instructor to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout while landing with a crosswind in gusty conditions, which resulted in a ground swerve, and the aircraft exiting the runway and incurring substantial damage when it became stuck in sand.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor stated that during the approach to land, just prior to touchdown with the main landing gear, he encountered wind gusts. He said as the tail of the aircraft began to settle, he encountered a gust from the right front quarter, and the aircraft weather vaned to the right. He said that he applied corrective control input but insufficient control authority was available to arrest the excursion, and the aircraft exited the runway to the right, into loose sand, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. He further stated that prior to the accident there had been no malfunction or failure to the aircraft, or any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.