# Accident 20060706029969A: Chris A1, Watervliet, MI, July 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2006, 17:30 local time
- Place: Watervliet, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1936° N, 86.2603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1936&lon=-86.2603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70HU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70HU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1 (registry code 2210400, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 860 total, 0 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060706029969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WHEN A DEER APPEARED IN THE RUNWAY AREA. HARD BRAKING COUPLED WITH AN UNEVEN RUNWAY SURFACE LED TO THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING, NOSE FIRST, OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI06CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA179), Jul 6, 2006: Aviat A-1 (N70HU), Watervliet, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The presence of the deer on the runway which resulted in the pilot taking evasive action leading to the nose-over. A factor was the excessive braking by the pilot.

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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