North American SNJ 6 N5485V

Summary

On 18 May 2014 at about 18:00 local time, a North American SNJ 6 registered N5485V, operated by Symington Management Services LLC, was involved in an accident near Santa Fe, New Mexico, 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.

Date

18 May 2014 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Santa Fe Muni (SAF)

Coordinates

35.6167, -106.0892

Aircraft

North American SNJ 6

Registration

N5485V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Symington Management Services LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Fe → Santa Fe

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA246

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during landing and subsequent go around attempt.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had planned an overhead traffic pattern, which provided for better visibility when he sat in the rear seat. While on downwind the pilot was directed to extend downwind and fly a straight-in approach. The pilot accepted the instructions, knowing his visibility for landing would be restricted and he would likely have to drop the nose of the airplane on approach to see forward during landing. The pilot landed "a bit fast" after dropping the nose, and a light crosswind possibly pushed the airplane right. The pilot over corrected to the left and added power to go around. The airplane skidded left and exited the runway, causing the right main gear to collapse and the right wing and prop to strike the ground. In his statement, the pilot did not indicate there was any malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.