# Accident 20010323006149A: Aviat A1B, Odessa, TX, March 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Airport: Odessa Schlemeyer Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8509° N, 102.3594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8509&lon=-102.3594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N304C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (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 A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010323006149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 23, 2001, AT APPROX. 1100 CST, THE PIC OF AVIAT-HUSKY AIRCRAFT, N304C, LOST CONTROL AND GROUNDLOOPED DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE. THE A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND AND BENT MIDWAY AT THE MAIN SPAR SECTION NEAR THE STRUT ATTACHMENT. MR. HUNTER  THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. VFR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

## 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 FTW01LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA089), Mar 23, 2001: Aviat A-1B Husky (N304C), Odessa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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