# Accident 20101128051169A: Aviat Aircr A-1B, North Bend, WA, November 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2010, 14:30 local time
- Place: North Bend, WA
- Airport: Bandera State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3906° N, 121.5353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3906&lon=-121.5353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55HU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55HU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCR A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 667 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101128051169A

## Narrative

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

ON SUNDAY NOV 28, 2010, AT APPROXIMATLY 14:30 PILOT FLYING AIRCRAFT N55HU, A HUSKY A-1B, ATTEMPED TO LAND AT BANDERA STATE AIR FIELD, NORTH BEND, WASHINGTON. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S WHEELS GOT DOWN TO THE RUNWAY WHICH WAS SNOW COVERED, IT STARTED TO DIG INTO THE SNOW AND THEN FLIPPED OVER ON TO ITS TOP. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE DID NOT THINK THE SNOW WAS VERY DEEP, SO WAS THEN SURPRISED WHEN IT TURNED OUT TO BE DEEPER THAN EXPECTED. THE PILOTWAS NOT INJURDED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR11CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA065), Nov 28, 2010: Aviat A-1B (N55HU), North Bend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to predetermine the depth of the snow on the runway.

## Other reports on N55HU (1)

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

- [Accident 20220610009809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220610009809A), Jun 10, 2022: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B (N55HU), Big Creek, ID, Substantial damage. The pilot in command (PIC) landed at the Big Creek Airport (U60), rolled out, taxied to the southern end of the runway, turned 180 degrees, powered back up and…

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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