20070128000769A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Denver, CO · January 28, 2007

Date: January 28, 2007 · 14:00 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Centennial Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N777HY
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN07CA080
Reported as: Aviat A1B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 825 total8 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N777HYRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2387 · Built 2007 Airframe modelAviat A-1B Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1PReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Upon landing runway 17R at apa the aircraft drifted to the left and slid into a snow bank. Minor damage to right wing tip fabric cover. (-23 amendment) initially classified as an incident, however damage to the aircraft determines it as an accident - damage to primary flight controls.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING RUNWAY 17R AT APA THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND SLID INTO A SNOW BANK. MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP FABRIC COVER. (-23 AMENDMENT) INITIALLY CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT, HOWEVER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINES IT AS AN ACCIDENT - DAMAGE TO PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLS.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB DEN07CA080Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEnglwood, COThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in a ground loop.Jan 28, 2007 · Substantial damage