# Accident 20100719041779A: Aviat Aircr A-1B, Casper, WY, July 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2010, 08:35 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9078° N, 106.4642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9078&lon=-106.4642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115XT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115XT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCR A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,675 total, 50 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100719041779A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING STOP AND GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS FOR TAILWHEEL PRACTICE ON RUNWAY 3 AT THE NATRONA COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.  COMPLETED TWO WHEEL LANDINGS WITH APPROXIMATELY 5 KNOT LEFT CROSSWIND. ATTEMPTED A THREE POINT LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN AT AN EXCESSIVE SPEED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT.  AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE ROTATION TO THE RIGHT BY APPLYING LEFT BRAKE AND RUDDER.  THE ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ROTATION WAS NOT EFFECTIVE.  THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT GEAR RAISED OFF THE GROUND ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING AND POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO INTERNAL WING COMPONENTS.

## 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 WPR10CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA358), Jul 19, 2010: Aviat A-1B (N115XT), Casper, WY, 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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