# Accident 20031217032299A: Aviat A1B, Hailey, ID, December 17, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2003, 16:11 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5047° N, 114.2967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5047&lon=-114.2967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N290AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N290AM) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 897 total, 240 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031217032299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, AT WHICH POINT HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE. THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 SEA04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA028), Dec 17, 2003: Aviat A-1B (N290AM), Hailey, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent group loop and the collapse of the right main landing gear.

## Other reports on N290AM (1)

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

- [Accident 20020908026769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020908026769A), Sep 8, 2002: Aviat A1B (N290AM), Arco, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) On landing a sudden cross wind caused the pilot to lose control of the aircraft. The left wing dug into the turf and was substantially damaged. The Arco…

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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