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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aviat A-1B · Sierra Vista, AZ · February 25, 2012

Date: February 25, 2012 · 12:00 local
Place: Sierra Vista, AZ
Airport: Sierra Vista Municipal-Libby Aaf
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N473AM
Reported as: Aviat A-1B
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,693 total232 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N473AMRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2273 · Built 2004 Airframe modelAviat A-1B Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot of N473AM was approaching to land on runway 21 at kfhu. The pilot stated that he encountered a left crosswind as he was getting ready to roundout and made the crosswind correction with left elevator and right rudder. The pilot then stated that the wind shifted to the right and that the aircraft stalled about 2 feet from the runway resulting in a hard landing causing damage to the left main landing gear and and left wingtip fairing. Damage was minor. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OF N473AM WAS APPROACHING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 AT KFHU. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A LEFT CROSSWIND AS HE WAS GETTING READY TO ROUNDOUT AND MADE THE CROSSWIND CORRECTION WITH LEFT ELEVATOR AND RIGHT RUDDER. THE PILOT THEN STATED THAT THE WIND SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ABOUT 2 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND AND LEFT WINGTIP FAIRING. DAMAGE WAS MINOR. NO INJURIES.