Yeager T-6 accident report online

[Paul Hirose]

The NTSB has posted a preliminary report on Chuck Yeager's October 2
T-6 mishap.

http://www.ntsb.gov/NTSB/brief.asp?ev_id=20031009X01689&key=1

"According to the pilot, he elected to land on runway 23 with a slight
tail wind. He said the winds were light and variable with occasional
gusts. The runway was a newly constructed concrete runway, which
measured 5,000 feet by 50 feet. The south side of the runway drops off
approximately 20 feet from the runway edge into a fifteen-foot deep
ditch. The pilot stated that the airplane touched down about 500 feet
down runway 23 on the centerline. As the tail lost lift and the tail
wheel made contact with the runway, the airplane veered left off the
centerline. At 1900 feet, the airplane crossed from the south side of
the runway over the centerline to the north side of the runway. The
airplane veered again to the left and departed the runway on the south
side about 2,000 feet from the approach end. The airplane came to rest
perpendicular to the runway 2,144 feet from the approach end."

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