# Accident 20090225001469A: Aviat A1C, Centennial, CO, February 25, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2009, 16:25 local time
- Place: Centennial, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5686° N, 104.8428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5686&lon=-104.8428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-180 (registry code 2210410, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 322 total, 52 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090225001469A

## Narrative

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

(-23)HUSKY N75WY WAS TAXING ONTO RUNWAY 17L WHEN WIND LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND CARTWHEELED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH GRASS AND ONTO THE RUNWAY.  IT CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE DOWN.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP.  THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING WAS SCRAPED AND DENTED AND THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS RIPPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE WIND REPORTED AT THE TIME WAS 150/21 GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS.

## 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 CEN09CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA179), Feb 25, 2009: Aviat A-1C (N75WY), Denver, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during taxi. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.

## Other reports on N75WY (1)

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

- [Incident 20130204000719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130204000719I), Feb 4, 2013: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180 (N75WY), Labelle, FL, Minor damage. Hard landing, right gear collapsed and propeller struck ground

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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