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FAA accident report · Aviat A-1A · Eden, UT · January 4, 2001

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Date
January 4, 2001 · 15:00 local
Place
Eden, UT
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26HV
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN01LA038
Reported as
Aviat A1A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total100 in this make and model176 in the last 90 days
N26HVRegistered now · Aviat A-1AS/N 1410Airframe modelAviat A-1AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was attempting to check field conditions before landing. During first pass the right main wheel sunk into snow and broke the frozen crust causing left main to sink into snow. When both wheels dug into the 6 to 7 inch deep snow causing the a/c to nose over onto its back. Damage occurred to the following areas; left wing, left wing support struts, vertical stabilizer, rudder, windshield, propeller. (.4) on January 4, 2001, at approximately 1500 mountain standard time, an Aviat A-1A, N26HV, was substantially damaged while attempting a landing on a snow covered alfalfa field near Eden, Utah. The airline transport pilot, the sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The owner/pilot was operating the airplane under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country personal flight that originated from ogden, Utah, approximately 30 minutes before the accident. The pilot had not filed a flight plan. The pilot said that he departed ogden to practice landings on a snow covered alfalfa field near his home. He said that the snow at his home was 2 to 3 inches deep; however he did not check the snow condi tions in the field before the flight. The pilot said he was flying low over the field, "dragging one tire [tundra tire] in the snow." He said that the snow had a crust on it, and when the tire broke through the crust, it got "pulled down" into the snow. The airplane subsequently nosed over onto its back. The left wing spar, the two wing struts, and the rudder were bent.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK FIELD CONDITIONS BEFORE LANDING. DURING FIRST PASS THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL SUNK INTO SNOW AND BROKE THE FROZEN CRUST CAUSING LEFT MAIN TO SINK INTO SNOW. WHEN BOTH WHEELS DUG INTO THE 6 TO 7 INCH DEEP SNOW CAUSING THE A/C TO NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS; LEFT WING, LEFT WING SUPPORT STRUTS, VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, WINDSHIELD, PROPELLER. (.4) ON JANUARY 4, 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AVIAT A-1A, N26HV, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON A SNOW COVERED ALFALFA FIELD NEAR EDEN, UTAH. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. THE OWNER/PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE CROSS-COUNTRY PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM OGDEN, UTAH, APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD NOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DEPARTED OGDEN TO PRACTICE LANDINGS ON A SNOW COVERED ALFALFA FIELD NEAR HIS HOME. HE SAID THAT THE SNOW AT HIS HOME WAS 2 TO 3 INCHES DEEP; HOWEVER HE DID NOT CHECK THE SNOW CONDI TIONS IN THE FIELD BEFORE THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS FLYING LOW OVER THE FIELD, "DRAGGING ONE TIRE [TUNDRA TIRE] IN THE SNOW." HE SAID THAT THE SNOW HAD A CRUST ON IT, AND WHEN THE TIRE BROKE THROUGH THE CRUST, IT GOT "PULLED DOWN" INTO THE SNOW. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY NOSED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE LEFT WING SPAR, THE TWO WING STRUTS, AND THE RUDDER WERE BENT.

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 DEN01LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEden, UTthe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a landing attempt. A contributing factor was his failure to check the snow conditions in the field before the flight.Jan 4, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N26HV · 3

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