# Incident 20011118031149I: Aviat A1A, Show Low, AZ, November 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2001, 09:50 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2655° N, 110.0057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHOW LOW RGNL (SOW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2655&lon=-110.0057&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15LF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15LF) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 256 total, 25 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011118031149I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED CHANDLER MUN. ENROUTE MONITORED SOW CTAF FREQUENCY. OBTAINED ALTIMETER SETTING FROM TAYLOR AWOS-3. ENTERED DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 21 AT SOW. ABEAM NUMBERS REDUCED POWER, SET PROP TO FULL, REDUCED SPEED, SET 20 DEGREE FLAP. WIND WAS FROM LEFT FRONT AT APPROX. 180 DEGREES/10 KNOTS. PASSED OVER END OF RUNWAY, HOLDING CENTERLINE WITH RUDDER, STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE AND AIRCRAFT SANK. AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN TOUCHED FIRST HIT HARD ON LEFT MAIN, APPLIED FULL THROTTLE FOR GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT WEATHER VANED INTO THE 180 DEGREE CROSSWIND PIVOTING ON THE LEFT MAIN. REPORTED HAVING FULL BACK ON THE STICK. CROSSED TAXIWAY TOWARD A TREE, PULLED POWER APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO MISS TREE, HIT PERIMETER FENCE, APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO MISS A SECOND TREE AND BROUGHT AIRCRAFT TO A STOP AVOIDING A THIRD TREE. PILOT SECURED ENGINE, FUEL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. WITH PASSENGER, DEPARTED AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N15LF (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160622009809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160622009809I), Jun 22, 2016: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1A (N15LF), Rochester, NY, Minor damage. The pilot of N15LF received taxi instructions and stated he understood the instructions. The pilot was flying a tail wheeled aircraft with 31 inch bush tires…
- [Incident 19980213005089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980213005089I), Feb 13, 1998: Chris A1 (N15LF), Afton, WY, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot departed Afton airport rwy 16. Shortly after takeoff the engine stopped. The pilot landed the aircraft straight ahead in a snow covered…

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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