ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312973
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 2023 |
| Time: | 11:05 |
| Type: |  North American T-6G Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N42JM |
| MSN: | 182-735 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV/KIKV), Ankeny, IA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ames Airport, IA (AMW/KAMW) |
| Ankeny Regional Airport, IA (IKV/KIKV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On May 20, 2023, at about 1105 local time, a North American T-6G Texan, N42JM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV/KIKV), Ankeny, Iowa. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from Ames Airport (AMW/KAMW), Ames, Iowa.
The pilot reported he completed the landing checklist on the downwind leg and confirmed that the landing gear was extended via the cockpit landing gear indicator lights. Additionally, he saw that the landing gear locking pins were engaged. On final approach, the pilot intended to move the flap control lever to the “full down” position; however, he inadvertently moved the landing gear control lever from the “down” position. The pilot did not perform a visual gear down check on short final. The airplane touched down with its main landing gear retracted and came to a stop on the runway. The pilot and his passenger exited the airplane and a postaccident fire ensued. The fuselage and left wing were substantially damaged by the fire. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s inadvertent retraction of the landing gear control lever, resulting in a gear-up landing on the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://us.firenews.video/us-news/plane-crashes-catches-fire-at-ankeny-regional-airport/
https://www.kcci.com/article/small-airplane-crashes-at-ankeny-regional-airport/43949440#
https://who13.com/news/plane-crashes-catches-fire-at-ankeny-regional-airport/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42JM
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a4fa1a&lat=41.688&lon=-93.568&zoom=14.9&showTrace=2023-05-20&leg=3
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N42JM/history/20230520/1542Z/KAMW/KIKV
Ex N8513Z, French AF: 115048 "F-UJTE"/[TE], USAF: 51-15048
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=24808 (history & photos)
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/886898_1682763253.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2023 00:44 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-May-2023 05:40 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
| 21-May-2023 14:19 | johnwg | Updated |
| 10-Jul-2023 13:29 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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