# Accident 20081004856959A: Aviat A1B, Mooresville, NC, October 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2008, 12:45 local time
- Place: Mooresville, NC
- Airport: Lake Norman Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6083° N, 80.8931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6083&lon=-80.8931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N367SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N367SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 32 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081004856959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC TOUCHED DOWN BOUNCING ONCE.  WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCAFT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT ELEVATOR TO CONTACT THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

## 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 ERA09CA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA008), Oct 4, 2008: Aviat A-1B (N367SA), Mooresville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare while landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of recent experience.

## Other reports on N367SA (1)

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

- [Accident 20040820021419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040820021419A), Aug 20, 2004: Aviat A1B (N367SA), Hickory, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft veered off to the right of runway 17 due to gusting winds from 210 at 15 KTS and entangling with briars and tall grass. Aircraft veered to right…

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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