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FAA accident report · Aviat A-1A · Denver, CO · May 13, 2006

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Date
May 13, 2006 · 22:45 local
Place
Denver, CO
Airport
Centennial Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N153C
Reported as
Aviat A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
800 total153 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N153CRegistered now · Aviat A-1AS/N 1415 · Built 1998Airframe modelAviat A-1AEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot departed Centennial Airport on a local flight in night VFR conditions on runway 10. After about 30 minutes he returned to the airport, and called tower reporting that he was west of the airport. After he turned on his transponder, he was identified east of the field, and was cleared to land on runway 17L. After several corrections from the tower, he still landed on runway 35R. He was observed taxiing in a very erratic manner, including doing "donuts" on the taxiway. The airport security was notified, and they found a dumpster that was along the edge of the taxiway out of place. There was paint from the dumpster on his aircraft, and paint from his aircraft on the dumpster. The aircraft and pilot were located in the hangar, and the aircraft had damage to the leading edge of the wing, the fabric, the left wing struts, and the left main wing spar appeared to be broken. The pilot had alcohol on his breath and had been bleeding severely from his left wrist. EMS was called and he was transported to a nearby hospital.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED CENTENNIAL AIRPORT ON A LOCAL FLIGHT IN NIGHT VFR CONDITIONS ON RUNWAY 10. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES HE RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT, AND CALLED TOWER REPORTING THAT HE WAS WEST OF THE AIRPORT. AFTER HE TURNED ON HIS TRANSPONDER, HE WAS IDENTIFIED EAST OF THE FIELD, AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17L. AFTER SEVERAL CORRECTIONS FROM THE TOWER, HE STILL LANDED ON RUNWAY 35R. HE WAS OBSERVED TAXIING IN A VERY ERRATIC MANNER, INCLUDING DOING "DONUTS" ON THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRPORT SECURITY WAS NOTIFIED, AND THEY FOUND A DUMPSTER THAT WAS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY OUT OF PLACE. THERE WAS PAINT FROM THE DUMPSTER ON HIS AIRCRAFT, AND PAINT FROM HIS AIRCRAFT ON THE DUMPSTER. THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT WERE LOCATED IN THE HANGAR, AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING, THE FABRIC, THE LEFT WING STRUTS, AND THE LEFT MAIN WING SPAR APPEARED TO BE BROKEN. THE PILOT HAD ALCOHOL ON HIS BREATH AND HAD BEEN BLEEDING SEVERELY FROM HIS LEFT WRIST. EMS WAS CALLED AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A NEARBY HOSPITAL.

Other reports on N153C · 1

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

Incident 19990512014189IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Denver, COThe pilot recently purchased this aircraft and had training on tailwheel landings and takeoffs. A tailwheel endorsement was entered into his pilots log book by certified flight instructor on March 31, 1999. (CFI number 1616001)May 12, 1999 · Minor damage