# Accident 20090927018169A: Aviat A1B, Toledo, WA, September 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2009
- Place: Toledo, WA
- Airport: Harris
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5147° N, 122.7919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5147&lon=-122.7919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N445BB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N445BB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 720 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA473) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090927018169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2009, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT OF N445BB,(CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^), AFTER LANDING AT HARRIS AIRPORT (NW05), WHEN TAXING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING.  THIS EVENT SPUN THE AIRCRAFT IN TO OTHER TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR09CA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA473), Sep 27, 2009: Aviat A-1B (N445BB), Toledo, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while taxiing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distracted attention.

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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