# Accident 20090919049899A: Aviat Aircr A-1C, Princeton, MN, September 19, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2009, 10:20 local time
- Place: Princeton, MN
- Airport: Princeton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5667° N, 93.6000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5667&lon=-93.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52PH) (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 AIRCR A-1C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360A1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 637 total, 45 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA596](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA596) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090919049899A

## Narrative

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

APPROACH SEEMED NORMAL TO PILOT. TOUCH DOWN SEEMED NORMAL. PRIOR TO THE TAIL DROPPING AIRCRAFT BEGAN OSCILLATING LEFT AND RIGHT, MOVING TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE RIGHT GEAR THEN TRANSITIONED OFF THE ASPHALT RUNWAY AND PIVOTED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED FORWARD AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 CEN09CA596](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA596), Sep 19, 2009: Aviat A-1C-180 (N52PH), Princeton, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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