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FTW93LA075

1993-01-23 · FORT WORTH, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 50F

Current FAA registration · N101NZ

Make / Model
NORTH AMERICAN AT-6D
Year of manufacture
1944 · 49 years old at event
Engine
P&W R1340 SERIES (600 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19800604
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A009AF

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.

Factual narrative

DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING THE RIGHT WING SUDDENLY ROSE UP. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS INDICATING 50 KNOTS ON ROLL OUT AND HE FEARED HE WAS GOING TO RUN OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT SOME TREES. HE REDUCED POWER AND THE AIRPLANE SPUN RIGHT 90 DEGREES AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. HE REPORTED WINDS FROM 140 TO 220 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_FTW93LA075.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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