North American AT-6C N7055K
11 June 2012 · Delmar, Delaware, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 June 2012 at about 17:53 local time, a North American AT-6C registered N7055K, operated by Wayne E. Bailey, was involved in an accident near Delmar, Delaware, United States. One person was 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 17:53
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delmar, Delaware, United States
- Nearest airport
- Private Airstrip (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 38.4611, -75.6144
- Aircraft
- North American AT-6C
- Registration
- N7055K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wayne E. Bailey
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Salisbury → Delmar
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA12CA393
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to go around after not attaining the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway excursion and noseover.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2010 | North American AT-6C | Mesa, Arizona, United States | Stephen J. Sinclair | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2014 | North American AT 6C | Buckley, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Dec 2006 | North American AT-6C | Mojave, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2005 | North American AT-6C | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2005 | North American AT-6C | Chino, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2012 | Sikorsky S-58JT | Middletown, Delaware, United States | Aircrane Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2011 | North American TB-25N | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | RAG Wings & Radials Aircraft Leasing LLC | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jan 2013 | Piper PA-28R-200 | Dover, Delaware, United States | Turen Clifford H | Fatal | 1 |
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| 18 May 2014 | Mooney M20K | Georgetown, Delaware, United States | Grund Joseph R | Serious injuries | - |
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