# Accident 20010511007309A: Aviat A1B, Apex, NV, May 11, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Apex, NV
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 36.3667° N, 114.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3667&lon=-114.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N465C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N465C) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010511007309A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT THE APEX DRY LAKE BED. ON HIS FIRST PASS HE MADE A GO AROUND DUE TO HIS POSITIONING ON THE DRY LAKE BED.  ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT, HE DID LAND AND ENCOUNTER A STRONG INEXPECTED GUSTY RIGHT CROSS WIND ESTIMATED AT 15-20 KNOTS.  THE PILOT THOUGHT OF ADDING POWER AND ATTEMPT TO FLY OUT OF THE CONDITION BUT FELT HE WOULD ENDANGER HIMSELF AND HIS PASSENGER, SO HE ELECTED NOT TO AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 LAX01LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA170), May 11, 2001: Aviat A-1B (N465C), Apex, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout in a gusty and crosswind condition.

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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