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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Chris A1 · Buena Vista, CO · January 28, 1998

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Date
January 28, 1998 · 13:15 local
Place
Buena Vista, CO
Airport
Buena Vista Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N503MZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA110
Reported as
Chris A1
Reported engine
Lycoming O360C1G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,866 total13 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N503MZRegistered now · Aviat A-1AS/N 1405 · Built 1998Airframe modelAviat A-1AEngine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost control landing gusty wind. Dragged wing. Lsot control. Exited rwy down an embankment. Wind low time in type. (.4)the pilot said that although he had considerable flight experience, his exposure to the Aviat A-1 was limited. The purpose of the flight was to practice takeoffs and landings and to become more familiar with the airplane. The landing was made on runway 15. The wind was from 230 degrees at 10 knots, creating a right crosswind. The pilot said he made 'a bad touch down' and added power to abort the landing. When the airplane became airborne, the wind shifted to a quartering tailwind and it settled back onto the ground and departed the left side of the runway. The airplane went down a hill and collided with a tree. (-23)because of a rapidly changing and increasing wind gust occuring after touchdown, aircraft control was diminished to the point that the upwind wing was pushed up by the wind and the left wing impacted the ground. At this time the aircraft was completely out of control and contiued down an embankment and came to rest against at tree.

As the FAA filed it

LOST CONTROL LANDING GUSTY WIND. DRAGGED WING. LSOT CONTROL. EXITED RWY DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. WIND LOW TIME IN TYPE. (.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT ALTHOUGH HE HAD CONSIDERABLE FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, HIS EXPOSURE TO THE AVIAT A-1 WAS LIMITED. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AND TO BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE LANDING WAS MADE ON RUNWAY 15. THE WIND WAS FROM 230 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS, CREATING A RIGHT CROSSWIND. THE PILOT SAID HE MADE 'A BAD TOUCH DOWN' AND ADDED POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING. WHEN THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, THE WIND SHIFTED TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND AND IT SETTLED BACK ONTO THE GROUND AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WENT DOWN A HILL AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE. (-23)BECAUSE OF A RAPIDLY CHANGING AND INCREASING WIND GUST OCCURING AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS DIMINISHED TO THE POINT THAT THE UPWIND WING WAS PUSHED UP BY THE WIND AND THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL AND CONTIUED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST AGAINST AT TREE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA110Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBuena Vista, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors were the crosswind changing to a tailwind, and the pilot's lack of experience in the type of aircraft.Jan 28, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N503MZ · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20001012019459IUnauth Low Level Opns · Pinedale, WY(-23) While flying low to look over some property, the a/c struck a powerline guide wire at approx. 50 feet above the ground.Oct 12, 2000 · Minor damage