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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Skyint A-1C-200 · Fall River Mil, CA · September 17, 2009

Date: September 17, 2009 · 18:50 local
Place: Fall River Mil, CA
Airport: Fall River Mills
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N82PL
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA456
Reported as: Skyint A1C200
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,100 total60 in this make and model400 in the last 90 days

N82PLRegistered now · Aviat A-1C-200S/N 3047 · Built 2008 Airframe modelAviat A-1C-200 Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1D6Reciprocating

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What happened

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

During the landing roll out on his private strip, a cow unexpectedly ran in front of aircraft. Pilot applied the brakes heavily to avoid hitting the cow. Because of the heavy braking, the aircraft's tail rose and aircraft came to a stop upside down. The pilot and passenger were not hurt, the aircraft was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT ON HIS PRIVATE STRIP, A COW UNEXPECTEDLY RAN IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT. PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES HEAVILY TO AVOID HITTING THE COW. BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY BRAKING, THE AIRCRAFT'S TAIL ROSE AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT HURT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR09CA456Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMcArthur, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing due to animals unexpectedly running onto the runway.Sep 18, 2009 · Substantial damage