20040724016169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Driggs, ID · July 24, 2004

Date
July 24, 2004 · 11:53 local
Place
Driggs, ID
Airport
Tetonpeaks/Driggs Municipal/Airport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N991C
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA04CA140
Reported as
Aviat A1B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total80 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot was attempting to land on the grass strip between runway 21 and taxiway at the Driggs, Idaho airport. After touchdown, the aircraft bounced five to six times and the pilot initiated a "go around." When pilot applied power the aircraft yawed to the right approximately 30-50 degrees. The aircraft hit the perimeter fence, located parallel to the taxiway, and the aircraft flipped over. Note: the pilot decided to land on the grass strip because tow plane and glider were on the runway. Witnesses said that the tow plane and glider were in the air before the aircraft landed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE GRASS STRIP BETWEEN RUNWAY 21 AND TAXIWAY AT THE DRIGGS, IDAHO AIRPORT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED FIVE TO SIX TIMES AND THE PILOT INITIATED A "GO AROUND." WHEN PILOT APPLIED POWER THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 30-50 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE PERIMETER FENCE, LOCATED PARALLEL TO THE TAXIWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. NOTE: THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND ON THE GRASS STRIP BECAUSE TOW PLANE AND GLIDER WERE ON THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE TOW PLANE AND GLIDER WERE IN THE AIR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.