# Accident 20030315003619A: Aviat A1B, Denver, CO, March 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2003, 12:40 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4033° N, 104.8492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4033&lon=-104.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60HY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60HY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 83 total, 83 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030315003619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) M. STEVEN ELLS, A STUDENT PILOT, APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING AND GROUND LOOPED.

## 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 DEN03LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA058), Mar 15, 2003: Aviat A-1B (N60HY), Englewood, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.

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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