T-6 med buklanding i USA - ASN

 

Date:	Sunday 5 May 2024
Time:	c. 18:42 LT
Type:	North American AT-6D Texan
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N8540P
MSN:	"42-81646-1"
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Minor
Location:	Ocala International Airport-Jim Taylor Field (OCF/KOCF), Ocala, FL -    United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Vero Beach Regional Airport, FL (VRB/KVRB)
Destination airport:	Ocala/Belleview-Leeward Air Ranch Airport, FL (FL04)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
A North American AT-6D Texan experiencd a main landing gear malfunction and diverted to Ocala International Airport-Jim Taylor Field (OCF/KOCF), Ocala, Florida, and made a gear up landing at runway 08.
The pilot walked away unhurt and the aircraft received minor damage.

ADS-B data shows that the aircraft rejected the approach to Leeward Air Ranch Airport (FL04), Ocala/Belleview, Florida, and circled the area for fifty minutes to burn up fuel before diverting to Ocala International Airport-Jim Taylor Field.