ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146268
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| Date: | Monday 11 June 2012 |
| Time: | 13:53 |
| Type: |  North American AT-6C Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7055K |
| MSN: | 88-15590 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5975 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | A field near Delmar, DE -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Salisbury, MD (SBY) |
| Delmar, DE | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, who was delivering the recently-sold vintage military trainer, he first landed the airplane at a paved airport near the new owner's farm. The new owner then asked the pilot to fly the airplane to a dirt airstrip on the farm. The pilot went to the airstrip with the new owner, determined that it was acceptable for landing, and later returned with the airplane. During the landing flare, the airplane floated due to, what the pilot later surmised, convective currents from the hot soil. The airplane subsequently touched down long and overran the end of the 1,380-foot airstrip. During the overrun, the airplane encountered a soft spot in the adjoining onion field and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder and vertical fin. The landing direction was to the north, while the nearest recorded airport weather indicated that the wind was from the east at 5 knots. There were no preexisting mechanical anomalies noted with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to go around after not attaining the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway excursion and noseover.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=8697291
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.wmdt.com/story/18757505/reports-downed-plane-in-delmar-off-rt-54]
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7055K&x=0&y=0
ex.USAAF/41-34444, Bu43709, EAN-808.
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2012 10:10 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jul-2018 17:46 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Cn, Source] |
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