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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Cedar City, UT · March 28, 2009

Date
March 28, 2009 · 14:00 local
Place
Cedar City, UT
Airport
Cedar City Regional
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N665AM
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR09CA174
Reported as
Aviat A1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,260 total63 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On March 28,2009 at 1400 local time privacy data omitted was landing N665AM, an Aviat husky A1-B, on a private strip approximately 40 miles west of Cedar City, UT. During the landing rollout, the right wing of the aircraft was lifted by a gust of wind causing the left wingtip to strike the ground. When privacy data omitted attempted to regain control, the aircraft veered to the right and ran off the edge of the runway. The right hand wing leading edge struck a small Cedar tree and the prop struck the ground. privacy data omitted Was the only occupant of the aircraft and did not sustain any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 28,2009 AT 1400 LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING N665AM, AN AVIAT HUSKY A1-B, ON A PRIVATE STRIP APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES WEST OF CEDAR CITY, UT. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTED BY A GUST OF WIND CAUSING THE LEFT WINGTIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND RAN OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT HAND WING LEADING EDGE STRUCK A SMALL CEDAR TREE AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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