Texan T6/Harvard (Antique)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Flight Engineer
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 15000; Flight Crew Type 100
Other / Unknown
Conflict Ground Conflict; Critical; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Weather
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.
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.