# Accident 20100213043439A: Aviat Aircr A-1B, Austin, TX, February 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2010, 13:09 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Bergstrom
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1900° N, 97.6686° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1900&lon=-97.6686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N741MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741MA) (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 AIRCR A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 190 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100213043439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT UPON LANDING DUE TO GUSTING WINDS. SECOND PILOT TRIED TO RECOVER AIRCRAFT BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNRECOVERABLE BY THAT TIME. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY 17L AND GROUND-LOOPED ON GRASS CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMMAGE TO 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 CEN10CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA120), Feb 13, 2010: Aviat A1 (N741MA), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to properly execute a go-around.

## Other reports on N741MA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140304003119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140304003119I), Mar 4, 2014: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B (N741MA), New Braunfels, TX, Minor damage. Instructor and student pilot were conducting part 61 tail-wheel training in VFR traffic pattern. Upon landing roll-out, the aircraft departed runway surface at…

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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