# Incident 20111110026399I: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Bessemer, AL, November 10, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2011, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3129° N, 86.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Bessemer Airport (EKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3129&lon=-86.9259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59AW-2014-05-23) (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 AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 141 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111110026399I

## Narrative

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

DURING A POST FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS DETERMINED TO BE IN AN UNAIRWORTHY CONDITION, DUE TO A BROKEN AFT RIGHT UPPER FLOAT ATTACH BRACKET. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE DAMAGE SUSTAINED TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS DERTERMINED TO BE AN INCIDENT, IAW INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE NTSB. THIS INCIDENT WILL BE CLOSED WITH NO FURTHER ACTION, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE DATE AND TIME OF THE CRACKED BRACKET COULD NOT BE DETERMINED THROUGHOUT THE INVESTIGATION.

## Other reports on N59AW (1)

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

- [Accident 20140327002689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140327002689A), Mar 27, 2014: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B (N59AW), Dadeville, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind water landing, pilot added power for go-around, aircraft climb performance was diminished with the prevailing tailwind, pilot cut…

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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