ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194696
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| Date: | Saturday 8 April 2017 |
| Time: | 13:40 |
| Type: |  North American T-6G Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3167G |
| MSN: | 168-685 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8875 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Culpeper Regional Airport (KCJR), Culpeper, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Culpeper, VA (CJR) |
| Culpeper, VA (CJR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that, after a thorough preflight inspection and passenger briefing, he started the engine and noted that there was an 80° left crosswind at 5 knots, gusting to 15 knots. He performed an engine run-up, checked the flight controls, and then departed to fly around the local area for about 20 minutes. He then returned to the departure airport, and because the airplane was only equipped with a single radio and there was traffic congestion, he did not monitor the weather or ask for a wind check. He performed a "high break" at traffic pattern altitude, and while on final approach with the flaps fully extended, he maintained a left-wing-low attitude to correct for the left crosswind. He performed a wheel landing, but as the tailwheel was lowering, the left wing raised "dramatically," and the right wingtip contacted the runway. He added power to abort the landing, but because the right wing was contacting the runway, the airplane pivoted to the right. The airplane went off the right side of the runway and nosed over.
The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions of the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The reported wind conditions about 5 minutes before the accident included a variable crosswind between 80° and 170° left of the selected runway heading at 8 knots, gusting to 16 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane and directional control during the landing roll and subsequent go-around in gusting wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3167G
ex.USAF/49-3272.
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2017 22:56 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Apr-2017 15:36 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2017 08:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jul-2018 11:10 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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