# Accident 20010104000229A: Aviat A1A, Eden, UT, January 4, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 4, 2001, 15:00 local time - Place: Eden, UT - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.3003° N, 111.8169° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3003&lon=-111.8169&mi=10 - Aircraft: N26HV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26HV) (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: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA038) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010104000229A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-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. ## 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 DEN01LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA038), Jan 4, 2001: Aviat A-1A (N26HV), Eden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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. ## Other reports on N26HV (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20220815014599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220815014599A), Aug 15, 2022: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1A (N26HV), Yellow Pine, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. At 0630 on the morning of August 15, 2022 the pilot and one passenger on a multi-day backcountry camping trip appears to have stalled and crashed shortly after… - [Accident 20130621011349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130621011349A), Jun 21, 2013: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1A (N26HV), Substantial damage. Pilot was receiving back counrty instruction. They attempted to land at the Dewey Moore Airstrip (700 x 30 feet, gravel strip). First time at this Airstrip for… - [Incident 20020306004309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020306004309I), Mar 6, 2002: Aviat A1A (N26HV), Denver, CO, Minor damage. (-23) Normal landing and normal rollout, ATCT requested pilot to exit 29R @ A2, pilot thought he could make the turn and started to apply light braking, 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.