# Accident 20120427006819A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Fayettville, AL, April 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: Fayettville, AL
- Airport: Shelby County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1594° N, 86.4497° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1594&lon=-86.4497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N388AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N388AS-2018-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120427006819A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 27, 2012, ABOUT 1630 CST, AN AVIAT AIRCRAFT, A-1B, N388AS, SINGLE ENGINE SEAPLANE, STALLED DURING A STEEP CLIMB TO AVOID TREES ON LAY LAKE, AND CRASHED.   VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURY, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURIED, AND THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT'S FINGERS WERE BROKEN, COLLAPSED RIBS, HIPS INJURED, AND KNEES INJURED.  THE STUDENT WAS FLOWN TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN BIRMINGHAM, AL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE STUDENT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE WATER IN A SOUTHWEST HEADING. DURING DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED OK ON STEP, BUT DURING THE CLIMB PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT FAILED TO ACCELERATE AFTER ELIMINATING WATER DRAG.A WITNESS STATED THAT HE WATCHED THE AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF IN A WESTWARD DIRECTION; THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND TURNED NORTHWARD.  IT SOUNDED LIKE SOME THING BROKE, AND THE AIRCRAFT DID A NOSE DIVE AND CRASHED. THE VIDEO TAPE OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRBORNE IN A WESTWARD DIRECTION THROUGH 50 FT, AND TO AVOID THE HOUSING AREA THE AIRCRAFT TURNED NORTHWARD.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED CLIMBING, AND ENTERED A STALL/SPIN, AND NOSE DIVED INTO THE WATER ON THE NORTHERN BANK OF THE LAKE.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE PRESENT, FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ENGINE CONTINUITY CHECKS WERE ESTABLISHED, AND FUEL WAS IN BOTH AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS. THE PROPELLER RECEIVED MINOR IMPACT DAMAGE BUT TURNED FREELY, AND THE ENGINE WAS NOT COMPROMISED, AND WAS TAKEN TO NASHVILE, TENNESSEE FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.

## 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 ERA12LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA305), Apr 27, 2012: Aviat A-1B (N388AS), Sylacauga, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's attempt to take off with the carburetor heat in the hot position, which limited the airplane’s performance, and the pilot's subsequent failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which…

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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