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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat A-1B · Grangeville, ID · September 13, 2007

Date: September 13, 2007 · 10:15 local
Place: Grangeville, ID
Airport: Idaho County
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N319AM
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07CA261
Reported as: Aviat A1B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 218 total91 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N319AMRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2319 · Built 2005 Airframe modelAviat A-1B Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1PReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot was landing on runway 07 at Grangeville 'S80' id. Upon roll out the pilot lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft exited the runway on the right side, proceeding into a ditch in which the right main gear struck a drainage gutter at the bottom of said ditch. The right main gear collapsed and subsequently the propeller contacted the ground causing a sudden stoppage of the aircraft engine. The pilot stated that, "normally his practice is to three point his landings, however, this landing, due to a lack of nose up trim, was on the main wheels and when the tail lowered to the ground, the pilot lost rudder effectiveness. At that point instead of adding power thereby increasing the airflow over the rudder, the pilot began to get behind the aircraft control requirements and eventually lost control leading to the exit from the runway."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 07 AT GRANGEVILLE 'S80' ID. UPON ROLL OUT THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE, PROCEEDING INTO A DITCH IN WHICH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A DRAINAGE GUTTER AT THE BOTTOM OF SAID DITCH. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING A SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT, "NORMALLY HIS PRACTICE IS TO THREE POINT HIS LANDINGS, HOWEVER, THIS LANDING, DUE TO A LACK OF NOSE UP TRIM, WAS ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND WHEN THE TAIL LOWERED TO THE GROUND, THE PILOT LOST RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS. AT THAT POINT INSTEAD OF ADDING POWER THEREBY INCREASING THE AIRFLOW OVER THE RUDDER, THE PILOT BEGAN TO GET BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT CONTROL REQUIREMENTS AND EVENTUALLY LOST CONTROL LEADING TO THE EXIT FROM THE RUNWAY."

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 SEA07CA261Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrangeville, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include a ditch located between the runway and the taxiway.Sep 13, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N319AM · 1

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

Incident 20200923022309ILanding: Touchdown · Afton, WYJust prior to touchdown on runway 34 at kafo, a gust of wind lifted left wing and caused right tire to to contact pavement. Pilot applied left stick and right rudder to correct, but aircraft veered left and ground looped on left side of runway.Sep 23, 2020 · Minor damage