North American T-6G N7197C
17 November 2002 · Elbert, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 November 2002 at about 17:30 local time, a North American T-6G registered N7197C was involved in an accident near Elbert, Colorado, United States. 2 people were 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elbert, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kelly Air Park (C015)
- Coordinates
- 39.2236, -104.6408
- Aircraft
- North American T-6G
- Registration
- N7197C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Elbert → Elbert
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN03LA016
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
overload failure of the cable between the left rudder pedal and the tail wheel, rendering directional control impossible and resulting in an inadvertent ground loop and nose over. Contributing factors were the crosswind and the soft, wet ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that after a short flight, he made a normal landing on runway 17, touching down at 75 to 80 mph. The wind was from 220 degrees at 14 knots. He used left rudder and tail wheel steering to keep the airplane from weathervaning into the wind. About 1,000 feet into the landing roll, the airplane veered sharply to the right. The pilot attempted to correct with opposite braking, but to no avail. The airplane went off the 36 foot wide runway about 40 mph onto soft ground and nosed over. According to the pilot, when the airplane was retrieved, it was noted that the cable between the left rudder pedal pulley and the tail wheel was broken.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American T-6G accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1999 | North American T-6G-NA | New River, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Nov 1999 | North American T-6G | Saint Charles, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2007 | North American T-6G | Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 2007 | North American T-6G | Neuchatel, Switzerland | Daniel Bornand | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Apr 2008 | North American T-6G | Dallas, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1996 | North American T-6G | Mansfield, Massachusetts, United States | Richard Zisa | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2002 | Beechcraft 58P | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2002 | Cessna 310N | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-23-250 | Pagosa Springs, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 2002 | Mooney M20E | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jan 2002 | McDonnell Douglas MD 902 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | MD Helicopters | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2002 | Maule M-5-235C | Grand Junction, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |