North American T6-G N48N
8 November 2009 · Carson City, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 November 2009 at about 18:00 local time, a North American T6-G registered N48N was involved in an accident near Carson City, Nevada, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carson City, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carson Airport (CXP)
- Coordinates
- 39.1922, -119.7344
- Aircraft
- North American T6-G
- Registration
- N48N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Carson City → Carson City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA052
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Airport operations had notified its tenants via emails, letters, and a Notice to Airman that maintenance and construction was being performed on the runway. This shortened the normally 5,906-foot-long runway down to a usable length of 2,500 feet. On the day of the accident the pilot took into consideration the shortened runway when he calculated the landing distance his airplane would require. The pilot reported that the approach was normal, and as the airplane crossed the threshold he reduced the power to idle to shorten the landing rollout. The touchdown was normal with no directional problems encountered. However, as the ground speed dissipated, the airplane began to drift off the runway. The pilot attempted to correct back to the runway with rudder. He reported that the rudder seemed to be ineffective and the airplane continued off the runway and into soft dirt, where a side load sheared off the landing gear struts. The pilot inspected the airplane and found no mechanical problems with the rudder.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American T6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2010 | North American T6 | Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Sep 1999 | North American T6-G | Falmouth, Kentucky, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2009 | Cessna TR182 | Amargosa Valley, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 2009 | Schweizer 269C | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Airwork LLC | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 2009 | Leider T-18 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | George K. Leider | Serious injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2009 | Weinberg RV-6 | Sparks, Nevada, United States | Robert M McKay Trustee | No injuries | - |
| 12 Oct 2009 | Cessna 182F | Elko, Nevada, United States | Dean Johnson | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2009 | Beechcraft 95 | Minden, Nevada, United States | Gary Annas | Fatal | 5 |