# Accident 20060331003589A: Aviat A1B, Driggs, ID, March 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2006, 10:45 local time
- Place: Driggs, ID
- Airport: Driggs-Reed Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7419° N, 111.0978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7419&lon=-111.0978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N471AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N471AM) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,100 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060331003589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A LOCAL PROFICIENCY FLIGHT AND INTENDED TO DO SOME TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS. DURING THE FIRST PRACTICE LANDING TO RWY 03 HE LANDED WITH AN ESTIMATED 10 KT TAILWIND. AT TOUCH DOWN THE FLIGHT CONTROLS EFFECTIVENESS WAS INSUFFICIENT, THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY. PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPARTED APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES EARLIER THE WINDS WERE CALM AND AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES FLYING IN THE LOCAL AREA HE APPARENTLY BECAME UNAWARE OF THE WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY AND OBVIOUSLY LANDED WITH TOO MUCH TAIL WIND.

## 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 SEA06CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA070), Mar 31, 2006: Aviat A-1B (N471AM), Driggs, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent nose over. Contributing factors were the tailwind and the soft…

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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