# Accident 20040820021419A: Aviat A1B, Hickory, NC, August 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Wilson'S Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7296° N, 81.3195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7296&lon=-81.3195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N367SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N367SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 300 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040820021419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 17 DUE TO GUSTING WINDS FROM 210 AT 15 KTS AND ENTANGLING WITH BRIARS AND TALL GRASS. AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT INTO THE BRIARS AND GRASS AND HIT A FARM TRAILER. PILOT STATED HE WAS ON A ROLLOUT FROM LANDING WHEN A "GUST" OF WIND PICKED THE AIRCRAFT UP AND RAN OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY (E40). THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AFTER HITTING A FARM TRAILER AND NOSING OVER AND RECEIVING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FIREWALL, LEFT FORWARD WING STRUT AND LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG. NO PERSONAL INJURIES OCCURRED.

## 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 ATL04CA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA168), Aug 20, 2004: Christen Industries A1B (N367SA), Hickory, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control, during landing roll which resulted in a loss of control and collision with a trailer. The…

## Other reports on N367SA (1)

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

- [Accident 20081004856959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081004856959A), Oct 4, 2008: Aviat A1B (N367SA), Mooresville, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) PIC touched down bouncing once. When the tail wheel touched down, the pilot lost control and ground looped the aircaft causing the right wing and right…

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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