# Accident 20050217002199A: Chris A1, Kalispell, MT, February 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2005, 14:20 local time
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.2817° N, 114.2236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2817&lon=-114.2236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22HU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22HU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1 (registry code 2210400, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (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: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 884 total, 300 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050217002199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A 1,000 FOOT GRASS STRIP HE HAD PREPARED ON HIS PROPERTY. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING. PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, HIT THE TOP OF A PINE TREE THEN HIS SECOND TREE AND SLID TO GROUND.

## 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 SEA05CA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA050), Feb 17, 2005: Aviat Husky A-1 (N22HU), Kalispell, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree located off the departure end of his private airstrip during an aborted landing attempt. Factors include trees located near the departure end of…

## Other reports on N22HU (1)

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

- [Incident 20010512009409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512009409I), May 12, 2001: Chris A1 (N22HU), Whitefish, MT, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot stated that on landing rollout the aircraft veered left and hit the ditch along the edge of the runway. The pilot could offer no explanation for the…

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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