# Accident 20020211002169A: Chris A1, Afton, WY, February 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2002, 13:10 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Airport: Afton Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7191° N, 110.9202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7191&lon=-110.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29HU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29HU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1 (registry code 2210400, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020211002169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT CHOSE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY (TO AVOID ICE). THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH ICE. HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND HOOKED THE RIGHT ELEVATOR ON A RUNWAY LIGHT. AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE RIGHT AND TIPPED ON ITS NOSE IN A SNOW BANK.

## 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 DEN02LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA024), Feb 11, 2002: Aviat A-1A (N29HU), Afton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with a snow bank. Contributing factors were the icy runway and the snow bank.

## Other reports on N29HU (1)

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

- [Accident 20210327005779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210327005779A), Mar 27, 2021: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1 (N29HU), Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. On March 27, 2021 the pilot took off from Ogden, Utah airport (kogd) on a personal sightseeing flight. At approximately 1745 that day, he returned to the same…

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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