# Accident 20120106000099A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Chetek, WI, January 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2012, 12:15 local time
- Place: Chetek, WI
- Airport: Chetek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3064° N, 91.6367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3064&lon=-91.6367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11HY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11HY) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120106000099A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER OFF RUNWAY DURING LANDING WITH CROSS WIND. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DO AN ABORTED LANDING AND GO AROUND LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED INTO THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN12LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA129), Jan 6, 2012: Aviat A-1C-180 (N11HY), Chetek, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The passenger’s interference with the flight controls, which resulted in the airplane’s failure to climb after an aborted landing. Contributing was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control…

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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