# Accident 20070505019459A: Aviat A1A, Farmingdale, NY, May 5, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2007, 08:50 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7239° N, 73.4081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7239&lon=-73.4081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16HY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16HY-2010-04-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1A
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070505019459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MAY 5, 2007 REPUBLIC AIRPORT, FARMINGDALE, NY (FRG). AT APPROXIMATELY 0850 LOCAL TIME, AVIAT-A-1A, N16HY, S/N 1455 DEPARTED RUNWAY 1. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, AT AN EXTREME NOSE UP ATTITUDE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 75 FEET. IT WAS OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST JUST WEST OF THE RUNWAY ONE THOUSAND FOOT MARKERS. THE PROPELLER WAS SEVERELY "CURLED" AND EXHIBITED CORDWISE SCRATCHING. THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 PROPELLER IMPACTS ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE TRANSPORTED TO NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 DFW07LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA105), May 5, 2007: Aviat A-1A (N16HY), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a short-field takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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