20120106000159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Somerset, CO · January 6, 2012

Date
January 6, 2012 · 16:00 local
Place
Somerset, CO
Airport
Abbott Ranch
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N127AK
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12LA126
Reported as
Aviat A-1B
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
3,455 total275 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On 1/6/2012, at 1600HRS MDT, N127AK, husky(Aviat A1B), struck snow drift on take off from an unimproved air strip two miles north of sumerset, CO, and flipped aircraft. Substantial damage to aicraft, no injuries to single occupant.

As the FAA filed it

ON 1/6/2012, AT 1600HRS MDT, N127AK, HUSKY(AVIAT A1B), STRUCK SNOW DRIFT ON TAKE OFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED AIR STRIP TWO MILES NORTH OF SUMERSET, CO, AND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AICRAFT, NO INJURIES TO SINGLE OCCUPANT.

NTSB investigation

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