# Incident 20001202028009I: Aviat A1A, Cook, MN, December 2, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2000, 11:15 local time
- Place: Cook, MN
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8357° N, 92.6888° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cook, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8357&lon=-92.6888&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12TE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12TE) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 51 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001202028009I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23)^PRIVACY DAT^WAS PRACTICING STOL OPERATIONS FROM THE A/C OWNERS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP, WHEN A HARD LANDING WAS MADE. THE A/C SUFFERED GEAR DAMAGE AND WAS LANDED ON A NEARBY LAKE. DURING THE LANDING ON THE LAKE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE SURFACE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12/2/00, BUT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 12/18/00. THE MINNEAPOLIS FSDO WAS NOTIFIED THROUGH AN ANONYMOUS TELEPHONE CALL MADE TO THE DULUTH, MINNESOTA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER, WHO FORWARDED THE INFORMATION.

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.

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