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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Marietta, OK · November 23, 2011

Date
November 23, 2011 · 16:30 local
Place
Marietta, OK
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N252U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA087
Reported as
Aviat A-1B
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-360-A1D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated he was attempting to land on a sand bar beside the red river. During the roll out, the right brake was locked and as the aircraft slowed it swerved to the right and flipped over on its top.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A SAND BAR BESIDE THE RED RIVER. DURING THE ROLL OUT, THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS LOCKED AND AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED IT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.