# Accident 20100830044439A: Aviat Aircr A-1B, Wiseman, AK, August 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2010, 21:00 local time
- Place: Wiseman, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.3439° N, 151.2211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.3439&lon=-151.2211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20HY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20HY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCR A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 450 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10TA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10TA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100830044439A

## Narrative

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

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, PILOT SMELLED SMOKE/HOT ENGINE SMELL.  PILOT DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON A SHORT GRAVEL BAR AND DAMAGED WING TIP AND PROPELLER BLADES.  THIS IS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT AND OPERATION FOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE .PTRS# AL01201002347

## 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 ANC10TA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10TA080), Aug 31, 2010: Aviat A-1B (N20HY), Bettles Field, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable off-airport landing site for a precautionary 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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