ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212919
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| Date: | Thursday 5 July 2018 |
| Time: | 16:55 |
| Type: |  North American AT-6D (SNJ-5) Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N29963 |
| MSN: | 49-2977 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Smith Mountain Lake Airport (W91), Moneta, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Culpeper Regional Airport, VA (KCJR) |
| Moneta, VA (W91) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, he made a three-point touchdown, and the airplane bounced. Following the bounce, upon touchdown, the airplane veered sharply right and ground looped, the left landing gear collapsed, and the airplane impacted trees. The pilot added that the descent rate was higher than normal.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a bounced landing and his subsequent failure to maintain directional.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N29963
Location
Images:
Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2018 22:52 | Geno | Added |
| 05-Jul-2018 23:12 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 08-Jul-2018 11:34 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 15-Jun-2019 16:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 15-Jun-2019 16:45 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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