# Accident 20020808026379A: Chris A1, Cocoa, FL, August 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2002, 14:20 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3417° N, 80.6856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3417&lon=-80.6856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13HU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13HU) (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 MIA02LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020808026379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER BANNER TOWING, THE BANNER WAS DROPPED. THE LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON RUNWAY 29 AT MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT (COI), MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA. THE WIND WAS FROM THE NORTH AT 17 KNOTS. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED ON THE GROUND, IT BEGAN TO YAW INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE YAW AND ADDED BRAKES. HE SAID THAT THE BRAKES SEEMED TO BE POOR AND DID NOT OVERCOME THE TURN/YAW AND THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO GROUND LOOP AND HIT THE LEFT WING CAUSING WING SPAR DAMAGE.

## 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 MIA02LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA156), Aug 8, 2002: Aviat A1 (N13HU), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout while landing in a crosswind which resulted in the airplane inadvertently veering off the runway and incurring damage…

## Other reports on N13HU (1)

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

- [Accident 19970701016389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970701016389A), Jul 1, 1997: Chris A1 (N13HU), Novato, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off the runway after landing, went into a ditch and came to rest inverted. (.19) on July 1, 1997, at 1715 hours pacific daylight time, an Aviat…

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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