# Incident 20051006025609I: Aviat A1B, Denver, CO, October 6, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Denver, CO
- Airport: Centennial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80HY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80HY) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 115 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051006025609I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING A WHEEL-LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, PILOT OBSERVED WIND SOCK TO INDICATE CALM WIND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD CONDUCTED A SIMILAR FLIGHT IN THIS AIRCRAFT A VERY SHORT TIME BEFORE THIS ONE. DURING THE PREVIOUS FLIGHT AND DURING THIS FLIGHT, THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER HAD BEEN REPORTING WINDS VARIABLE IN DIRECTION, BUT NOT MORE THAN 10 KNOTS IN SPEED. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE TAIL WHEEL, AFTER THE AIRSPEED DECREASED BELOW 40 KNOTS, THE TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO RISE. THE TAIL WHEEL CONTINUED TO RISE UNTIL THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CONTINUED TO PULL THE CONTROL STICK ALL THE WAY BACK TO STOP THE TAIL FROM RISING BUT THAT THIS HAD NO EFFECT. THE AIRSPEED WAS BELOW 40 KNOTS AND DECELERATING WHEN THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A GUST OF WIND BLEW FROM BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT, WHICH CAUSED THE TAIL TO RISE WITHOUT REGARD TO THE ELEVATOR POSITION.

## Other reports on N80HY (1)

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

- [Accident 20100702040289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100702040289A), Jul 2, 2010: Aviat Aircr A-1B (N80HY), Englewood, CO, Substantial damage. On July 2, 2010, at 1321 MDT, an Aviat A-1B, N80HY, sn 2288, registered to wzupdoc inc received substantial damage during landing at Centennial Airport (apa).…

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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