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| Date: | Sunday 5 May 2024 |
| Time: | c. 18:42 LT |
| Type: |  North American AT-6D Texan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8540P |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| 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) |
| Ocala/Belleview-Leeward Air Ranch Airport, FL (FL04) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A North American AT-6D Texan, N8540P, experienced a main landing gear malfunction and diverted to Ocala International Airport-Jim Taylor Field (OCF/KOCF), Ocala, Florida. The pilot was not injured.
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. The airplane landed gearup on runway 08.
Sources:
https://www.wcjb.com/2024/05/06/pilot-survives-emergency-landing-ocala-international-airport/
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8540P
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N8540P/history/20240505/2103Z/KVRB/KOCF
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/2608408_1711755790.jpg (photo)
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2024 14:27 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 06-May-2024 14:30 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage] |
| 06-May-2024 14:38 | ASN | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2024 08:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 03-Jun-2024 00:01 | Captain Adam | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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