# Accident 20080823843459A: Chris A1, Dalles, OR, August 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2008
- Place: Dalles, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4514° N, 120.8536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4514&lon=-120.8536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2870D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2870D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 550 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080823843459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING AT AN UNNAMED AIRSTRIP NEAR THE DALLES, OREGON THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH VEERED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK SEVERAL ROCKS WITH THE LEFT WHEEL. HE THEN TRIED TO CORRECT HIS DIRECTION OF TRAVEL AND THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP, THE TAIL WHEEL, THE LEFT WING AND THE TAIL.

## 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 LAX08CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA280), Aug 23, 2008: Christen Industries A-1 (N2870D), Wasco, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

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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