# Incident 20120426007159I: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Lake Hood, AK, April 26, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2012, 20:30 local time
- Place: Lake Hood, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N37HY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37HY) (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, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120426007159I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF AT LAKE HOOD AIR STRIP. DURING TAKEOFF SCOTT TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. THE BOLT HOLDING THE TAIL WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO THE AIRCRAFT BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. PILOT BECAME AWARE OF PROBLEM AFTER LANDING AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO FURTHER DAMAGE WAS DONE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N37HY (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20090903048659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090903048659A), Sep 3, 2009: Aviat Husky A-1B (N37HY), Glennallen, AK, Substantial damage. Upon landing at an off airport site located 18 miles east of Glennallen, the aircraft flipped tail over nose. The airman stated he was correcting for a left…

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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