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T-6 pilot reported wake vortex or gust encounter on arrival in formation with other T-6 aircraft. He executed a go around and scraped both wing tips during the maneuver.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1042809 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | NKX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Texan T6/Harvard (Antique) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 100 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Ground Conflict Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
| Miss Distance | Horizontal 500 Vertical 200 |
Narrative:
Encountered wake turbulence and/or wind gust during formation landing behind the lead T-6. Incipient ground loop and subsequent decision to go around resulted in wing tips scraping runway. Evasive action taken during go around to avoid lead aircraft which was still on runway. Uneventful return for full stop landing. Minor damage to wing tips not discovered until after shutdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: T-6 pilot reported wake vortex or gust encounter on arrival in formation with other T-6 aircraft. He executed a go around and scraped both wing tips during the maneuver.
Narrative: Encountered wake turbulence and/or wind gust during formation landing behind the lead T-6. Incipient ground loop and subsequent decision to go around resulted in wing tips scraping runway. Evasive action taken during go around to avoid lead aircraft which was still on runway. Uneventful return for full stop landing. Minor damage to wing tips not discovered until after shutdown.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.