# Accident 20050329004799A: Aviat A1A, Alexander City, AL, March 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2005, 10:30 local time
- Place: Alexander City, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9089° N, 85.9578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9089&lon=-85.9578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N119WP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (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 A1A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 85 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050329004799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON LAKE MARTIN, ALEXANDER CITY, AL. PILOT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AND MADE HARD LANDING ON WATER CAUSING THE FLOATS TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. FLOATS REMAINED UNDER THE WINGS OF THE AIRCRAFT KEEPING THE AIRCRAFT AFLOAT. AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY WAS TOWED TO SHORE AND SECURED. NO REPORTED INJURIES OR FATALITIES OCCURRED DURING THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 ATL05CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA067), Mar 29, 2005: Aviat A1A (N119WP), Alexander City, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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