North American/Victoria Mnt Lt AT-6A N9793Z
20 June 2009 · Olympia, Washington, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 June 2009 at about 02:15 local time, a North American/Victoria Mnt Lt AT-6A registered N9793Z, operated by Koelbel John D, was involved in an accident near Olympia, Washington, 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 02:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Olympia, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Olympia (KOLM)
- Coordinates
- 46.9694, -122.9025
- Aircraft
- North American/Victoria Mnt Lt AT-6A
- Registration
- N9793Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Koelbel John D
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Elllensburg → Olympia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR09CA300
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind gust and failure to maintain directional control while landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
While making a three-point landing in his tailwheel-equipped airplane, the pilot encountered a strong crosswind gust about the same time that he was initiating the landing flare. Because the pilot was unable to compensate for the wind gust, the airplane touched down with its right main landing gear beyond the right edge of the runway. The pilot saw that the airplane was approaching a runway sign, so he added power in order to execute a go-around, but the right wing impacted the sign before he could get it airborne. Immediately after the airplane impacted the sign, the pilot cut the power and aborted the go-around. The airplane's right wing and its fuselage both sustained substantial damage. The pilot stated that there were no problems with any of the airplane's control systems. The reported wind conditions included wind gusts up to 18 knots at the time of the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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