# Accident 20110419006249A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Greensburg, IN, April 19, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2011, 19:00 local time
- Place: Greensburg, IN
- Airport: Greensburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3272° N, 85.5217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3272&lon=-85.5217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-180 (registry code 2210410, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 260 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110419006249A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/19/2011, AT 1900EDT, N18WY, AN AVIAT-1C-180, REGISTERED TO OVERFIELD LLC, MADE CONTACT WITH STANDING WATER WHILE MAKING AN APPROACH TO AN AREA OF MOWED GRASS ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 18 AT GREENSBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (I34), GREENSBURG, IN.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT PRODUCING NORMAL POWER ON DOWNWIND AND HE SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICING.  THE TEMPERATURE/DEW POINT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS CONDUCIVE FOR CARBURETOR ICING.  HE STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO MAKE A SHORT APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY AND UPON BEING HIGH AND FAST, TRANSITIONED TO A GRASSY AREA ALONG THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE INTENDED POINT OF LANDING AND CONTACTED STANDING WATER. THE STANDING WATER WAS THE RESULT OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AREA PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH 'TUNDRA TIRES' WHICH, UPON CONTACT WITH THE WATER, PRODUCED A RAPID DECELERATION AND PITCHING MOMENT WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT ON THE NOSE AND COME TO REST INVERTED IN ABOUT 5 INCHES OF STANDING WATER.THE PIC, WHO HOLDS PRIVATE PILOT (ASEL/ASES) CERTIFICATE 3305042, WAS UNINJURED AT IMPACT, BUT SUFFERED A HEAD LACERATION WHEN EXITING THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH POSSIBLE FORWARD SPAR DAMAGE, WING STRUT FAILURE, ENGINE FAIRING DAMAGE AND ENGINE MOUNT 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 CEN11CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA298), Apr 19, 2011: Aviat A-1C-180 (N18WY), Greensburg, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on the grass which contained standing water. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of power due to carburetor ice.

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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