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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A1C · Bluff, UT · April 24, 2008

Date
April 24, 2008 · 09:15 local
Place
Bluff, UT
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N134DD
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08CA111
Reported as
Aviat A1C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,073 total324 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot landed on a remote closed airfield that was approximately 1,000 feet in length. There are no published data for this airfield. The winds were gusting at the time of the accident, the airfield is sloping down and the pilot had directional control issues, when he overran the runway and flipped over on its back. The short field, rough terrain, gusting crosswind, and down slope was too much for the pilot's skills.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON A REMOTE CLOSED AIRFIELD THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET IN LENGTH. THERE ARE NO PUBLISHED DATA FOR THIS AIRFIELD. THE WINDS WERE GUSTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRFIELD IS SLOPING DOWN AND THE PILOT HAD DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ISSUES, WHEN HE OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE SHORT FIELD, ROUGH TERRAIN, GUSTING CROSSWIND, AND DOWN SLOPE WAS TOO MUCH FOR THE PILOT'S SKILLS.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N134DD · 1

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