# Accident 20090328004119A: Aviat A1B, Cedar City, UT, March 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2667° N, 112.6333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2667&lon=-112.6333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N665AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N665AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,260 total, 63 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090328004119A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 WPR09CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA174), Mar 28, 2009: Aviat A-1B (N665AM), Beaver, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind gusts.

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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