# Accident 20120106000159A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Somerset, CO, January 6, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Somerset, CO
- Airport: Abbott Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9350° N, 107.4678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9350&lon=-107.4678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127AK) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,455 total, 275 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120106000159A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA126), Jan 6, 2012: Aviat A1 (N127AK), Somerset, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate takeoff planning/preparation, which resulted in the airplane impacting a snow drift during the takeoff roll.

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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