ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386026
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 April 2001 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  North American AT-6D |
| Owner/operator: | North American-top Gun Inc. |
| Registration: | N1364N |
| MSN: | 53418 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11583 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Destin, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Destin Airport, FL (DSI/KDTS) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor stated that during the approach to land, just prior to touchdown with the main landing gear, he encountered wind gusts. He said as the tail of the aircraft began to settle, he encountered a gust from the right front quarter, and the aircraft weather vaned to the right. He said that he applied corrective control input but insufficient control authority was available to arrest the excursion, and the aircraft exited the runway to the right, into loose sand, resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. He further stated that prior to the accident there had been no malfunction or failure to the aircraft, or any of its systems.
Probable Cause: failure of the flight instructor to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing rollout while landing with a crosswind in gusty conditions, which resulted in a ground swerve, and the aircraft exiting the runway and incurring substantial damage when it became stuck in sand.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA124
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Apr-2024 10:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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