North American T 6 N2996Q
5 December 2017 · Chesapeake, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 December 2017 at about 19:00 local time, a North American T 6 registered N2996Q, operated by Shadow Ventures LLC, was involved in an accident near Chesapeake, Virginia, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hampton Roads Executive (PVG)
- Coordinates
- 36.7808, -76.4514
- Aircraft
- North American T 6
- Registration
- N2996Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1950
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Shadow Ventures LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chesapeake → Chesapeake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and nose over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, the airplane approached runway 10 in a "significant right crosswind," which diminished when the airplane touched down. The airplane touched down first on the right main wheel and the tailwheel about 70 knots airspeed. When the left main wheel touched down, the airplane veered to the right. The pilot applied left rudder and left brake and maintained aft stick pressure; however, the inputs were ineffective. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, the vertical stabilizer and the rudder. The METAR at the accident airport reported that about the time of the accident the wind was from 180° at 7kts. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American T-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2002 | North American T-6-AT6D | Gainesville, Georgia, United States | U.S. Aircraft Inc., LLC | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 1999 | North American T-6-SNJ-5 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Sep 1997 | North American T-6-SNJ5 | Camden, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 9 Mar 1990 | North American T-6 G | Albany, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | North American T-6 | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | Dorr H. Burns | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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