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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Chris A-1 · Livingston, MT · June 28, 1998

Date: June 28, 1998 · 20:00 local
Place: Livingston, MT
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7XJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA98LA112
Reported as: Chris A1
Reported engine: Lycoming O360A1D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 800 total40 in this make and model

N7XJRegistered now · Aviat A-1S/N 1387 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAviat A-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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Tried t oabort long landing on uphill runway. Struck perimeter fence. Flaps full down. (.4)while performing touch-and-go landings on the 1,100 foot gravel airstrip, the pilot landed long, and did not lift off again until he was near the departure end of the runway. After liftoff, the pilot attempted to get the aircraft to climb fast enough to miss the fence just off the end of the runway. The density altitude was 7,800 feet.

As the FAA filed it

TRIED T OABORT LONG LANDING ON UPHILL RUNWAY. STRUCK PERIMETER FENCE. FLAPS FULL DOWN. (.4)WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON THE 1,100 FOOT GRAVEL AIRSTRIP, THE PILOT LANDED LONG, AND DID NOT LIFT OFF AGAIN UNTIL HE WAS NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER LIFTOFF, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT TO CLIMB FAST ENOUGH TO MISS THE FENCE JUST OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS 7,800 FEET.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB SEA98LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTriple R Ranch, MTThe pilot's misjudgment of distance and his failure to initiate a go-around. A factor was the high density altitude.Jun 28, 1998 · Substantial damage