North American SNJ-6 N451WA
1 May 2022 · Greenwood, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 May 2022 at about 16:15 local time, a North American SNJ-6 registered N451WA, operated by Warbird Adventures Inc., was involved in an accident near Greenwood, South Carolina, 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 16:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenwood County Airport (GRD)
- Coordinates
- 34.2504, -82.1578
- Aircraft
- North American SNJ-6
- Registration
- N451WA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1945
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Warbird Adventures Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greenwood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA22LA214
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The loss of directional control due to a fractured tailwheel steering linkage assembly.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the flight instructor, during the approach to landing the student pilot correctly flared and maintained pitch attitude and airspeed as the airplane touched down. When the tailwheel contacted the runway, the airplane immediately yawed to the left uncontrollably. The airplane ground looped, and the main landing gear collapsed before coming to a stop. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector revealed substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. An examination of the tailwheel steering linkage assembly revealed the castellated nut fitting fractured.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other North American SNJ-6 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2014 | North American SNJ 6 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | Symington Management Services LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2014 | North American SNJ-6 | Readington, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Nov 2011 | North American SNJ-6 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | Warbird Adventures Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 2006 | North American SNJ-6 | American Falls, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 May 2005 | North American SNJ-6 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 May 2003 | North American SNJ-6 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Donald L. Symington | No injuries | - |
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