North American AT-6D N515SA

Summary

On 2 May 2022 at about 19:18 local time, a North American AT-6D registered N515SA was involved in an accident near Huntington, Indiana, 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.

Date

2 May 2022 at 19:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Huntington, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Huntington Municipal Airport (HHG)

Coordinates

40.8529, -85.4571

Aircraft

North American AT-6D

Registration

N515SA

Category

Airplane

Year built

1943

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Davison → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA193

Nobody was injured.

Loss of directional control during landing that resulted in an impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot of the personal flight reported that while landing the tailwheel equipped airplane, a gust of wind was encountered at touchdown resulting in the right wing contacting the ground. He applied engine power to regain control of the airplane but applied too much power, and the airplane swerved to the left. During the swerve, the right main landing gear strut broke, the propeller struck the ground, and the airplane partially exited the side of the runway. The right wing impacted the ground. The pilot reported that there was no mechanical malfunction or failure of the airplane. The airplane received substantial damage to the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.