# Accident 20040902022919A: Chris A1, Greeley, CO, September 2, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3500° N, 104.4083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3500&lon=-104.4083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6XJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 235 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040902022919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2004, N6XJ AVIAT A-1 (HUSKY) ATTEMPTED AN INTENTIONAL OFF FIELD LANDING 12 MILES EAST OF GREELY AIRPORT (GXY). THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF INTENDED SITE AND NOSED OVER IN SOFT SOIL. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT. DAMAGE INCLUDED LEFT WING STRUTS, VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER, WINGS AND PROPELLER.

## 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 DEN04LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA144), Sep 2, 2004: Aviat A-1 (N6XJ), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper in-flight decision to land on an unimproved surface and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. Contributing to the accident was the soft landing surface.

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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