20061006024679A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1A · Altra Sierra, CA · October 6, 2006

Date: October 6, 2006 · 17:00 local
Place: Altra Sierra, CA
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N40AW
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX07CA013
Reported as: Aviat A1A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 36,000 total800 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N40AWRegistered now · Aviat A-1AS/N 1452 · Built 1999 Airframe modelAviat A-1A Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated he was landing in a meadow on red mountain when his left main dropped into a hole causing the accident. The left main gear was bent back; there was damage to the left wing and fuselage. There was no damage to property or injuries to the pilot. There was about two feet of grass on the meadow at the time of landing. The aircraft was airlifted to tulare airport to have the damage fixed. An inspector from the fresno FSDO inspected the aircraft there. The accident scene was not accessible. The pilot claims that this was an incident and said the helicopter dropped the aircraft on the left wing. On scene pictures shows damage to the left wing before the helicopter picked up the aircraft. The recovery team was interviewed and they stated that the aircraft was not dropped during the recovery.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING IN A MEADOW ON RED MOUNTAIN WHEN HIS LEFT MAIN DROPPED INTO A HOLE CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS BENT BACK; THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT. THERE WAS ABOUT TWO FEET OF GRASS ON THE MEADOW AT THE TIME OF LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRLIFTED TO TULARE AIRPORT TO HAVE THE DAMAGE FIXED. AN INSPECTOR FROM THE FRESNO FSDO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT THERE. THE ACCIDENT SCENE WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE. THE PILOT CLAIMS THAT THIS WAS AN INCIDENT AND SAID THE HELICOPTER DROPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE LEFT WING. ON SCENE PICTURES SHOWS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING BEFORE THE HELICOPTER PICKED UP THE AIRCRAFT. THE RECOVERY TEAM WAS INTERVIEWED AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DROPPED DURING THE RECOVERY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX07CA013Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWoodlake, CAthe collapse of the landing gear during the landing roll out due to an encounter with rough uneven terrain. Also causal was the pilot's in-flight decision to land on the unsuitable mountainous uneven terrain with hidden obstructions.Oct 7, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N40AW · 1

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

Accident 20040419018509AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Visalia, CA(-23) On 4/19/2004, at approximately 1800PDT, N40AW, piloted by [privacy data omitted] collided with N8321X on a parking ramp at Visalia Municipal Airport (vis). Both aircraft received substantial damage. There were no injuries. [privacy data omitted] States…Apr 19, 2004 · Substantial damage