# Accident 20000706009449A: Aviat A1A, Dayton, TN, July 6, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 6, 2000, 11:00 local time - Place: Dayton, TN - Airport: Mark Anton Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.4910° N, 85.0104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4910&lon=-85.0104&mi=10 - Aircraft: N415JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415JB) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AVIAT A1A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 41 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA216) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000706009449A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) DURING LANDING ROLL, AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND BOTH MAIN WHEELS LEFT THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT WAS CORRECTING DIRECTION WHEN ONE OF THE MAIN WHEELS HIT A POT HOLE ALONG SIDE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. ORIGINAL REPORT BY THE PILOT INDICATED DAMAGE WAS TO THE LEFT WING TIP ONLY. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC REVEALED THAT THE REAR SPAR WAS BENT AND THAT, WITH THE FLAPS IN THE FULL UP POSITION, THE LEFT AILERON WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE FLAP. (.4) ON JULY 6, 2000, ABOUT 1100 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AVIAT A-1A HUSKY, N415JB, REGISTERED TO N117RK, INC., OPERATING AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON LANDING IN THE VICINITY OF DAYTON, TENNESSEE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND A COMMERCIAL PILOT-RATED PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE SAME AIRPORT ABOUT 1 HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING HIS LANDING FLARE, A SLIGHT WIND CAUSED HIS AIRPLANE TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND EXIT THE RUNWAY OFF THE RIGHT EDGE. ONCE OFF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED A POTHOLE, CAUSING A BOUNCE THAT RESULTED IN THE LEFT WING BECOMING AIRBORNE. IN RECOVERING FROM THAT MANEUVER, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE TERRAIN. HE STATED THAT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO AN FAA INSPECTOR, THE ACCIDENT WAS FIRST REPORTED TO THE FSDO AS MINOR DAMAGE WITH ONLY A SCRAPED WING TIP ON JULY 6, 2000. WHEN AN AIRCRAFT MECHANIC EXAMINED THE DAMAGE ON JULY 14, 2000, HE REPORTED TO THE FSDO THAT FULL RETRACTION OF THE LANDING FLAPS CAUSED THE LEFT AILERON TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE LEFT FLAP. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED DEFORMATION OF THE LEFT REAR WING SPAR. ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA00LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA216), Jul 6, 2000: Aviat Husky (N415JB), Dayton, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing flare into a crosswind, resulting in a runway excursion off the runway edge and collision of the wingtip with the… ## Other reports on N415JB (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20030111006959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030111006959A), Jan 11, 2003: Aviat A1A (N415JB), Dayton, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing roll, aircraft veered abruptly to the right, departing the runway. The left main gear, left wing and prop received damage, after the… From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.