ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385949
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 2001 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  North American AT-6 D |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7421C |
| MSN: | 42-85599 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2146 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney 1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Prescott, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Prescott Regional Airport, AZ (PRC/KPRC) |
| Prescott Regional Airport, AZ (PRC/KPRC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On touchdown the airplane was struck by a gust of wind. The CFI aborted the landing and the airplane struck taxiway signs, traveled through a ditch and came to rest on the opposite side of the ditch on it's landing gear. The purpose of the flight was to provide transition training for the front seat pilot who had recently purchased a similiar airplane. The CFI reported that the previous landings had been on runway 21L, and that the front seat pilot had not done as well as the CFI had hoped. Prior to the accident landing, the local controller switched the active runway to 30 due to a change of wind direction. Reported METAR winds at PRC were from 350 degrees at 9 knots gusting to 18 knots. The CFI was flying the airplane on the accident landing. The airplane touched down in a slight crab. Before the CFI could straighten the airplane it departed the runway. He attempted to go-around and then aborted the go-around due to a ditch off the right side of the runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for an existing crosswind condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA183
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 09:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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