# Accident 20111123027839A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Marietta, OK, November 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Marietta, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6291° N, 97.1506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6291&lon=-97.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N252U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N252U) (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 AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111123027839A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA087), Nov 23, 2011: Aviat A-1B (N252U), Gainesville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The right main gear tire contacting the brake caliper, which resulted in an uncommanded brake effect on the wheel.

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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