North American AT-6F N6601C
28 July 2021 · Adrian, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 July 2021 at about 14:00 local time, a North American AT-6F registered N6601C was involved in an accident near Adrian, Michigan, 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 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Adrian, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lenawee County Airport (ADG)
- Coordinates
- 41.8677, -84.0773
- Aircraft
- North American AT-6F
- Registration
- N6601C
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1957
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Ottawa Lake → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN21LA352
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The loss of control during landing due to the out of rig condition of the tailwheel which resulted in a ground loop and impact with the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot receiving instruction during the instructional flight reported that he performed a wheel landing and the airplane touched down on the runway centerline. After the tailwheel touched down onto the runway, the airplane began to track to the left. The pilot began to apply increasing right rudder control input, but the airplane continued to track left. He then applied right “differential steering” and the airplane overshot the runway centerline, tracking right. He was unable to arrest the right track with full left rudder control input and left brake, and the airplane ground looped. The left landing gear collapsed, and the left wing struck the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the tailwheel was out of rigging specifications, which would have resulted in a loss of directional control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American AT-6F accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2019 | North American AT 6F | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Witham Warbirds Llc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2012 | North American AT-6F | Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 2000 | North American AT-6F | Grass Valley, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1995 | North American AT-6F | Long Beach, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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