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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1 · Fairbanks, AK · September 28, 2012

Date: September 28, 2012 · 10:15 local
Place: Fairbanks, AK
Airport: Chena Marina
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N36LE
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC12LA113
Reported as: Aviat A-1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 523 total1 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N36LERegistered now · Aviat A-1S/N 1198 Airframe modelAviat A-1

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What happened

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

N36LE was just released from an annual inspection. Pilot was relocating the aircraft from Fairbanks international to Chena Marina. Pilot stated the mechanic removed six pounds of ballast from the tail and was not sure why the ballast was installed but could not find a reason for leaving it installed. Upon landing at Chena Marina the pilot stated upon touch down, he did not have the brakes applied but the aircraft tail started to rise and became uncontrollable and flipped.

As the FAA filed it

N36LE WAS JUST RELEASED FROM AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. PILOT WAS RELOCATING THE AIRCRAFT FROM FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL TO CHENA MARINA. PILOT STATED THE MECHANIC REMOVED SIX POUNDS OF BALLAST FROM THE TAIL AND WAS NOT SURE WHY THE BALLAST WAS INSTALLED BUT COULD NOT FIND A REASON FOR LEAVING IT INSTALLED. UPON LANDING AT CHENA MARINA THE PILOT STATED UPON TOUCH DOWN, HE DID NOT HAVE THE BRAKES APPLIED BUT THE AIRCRAFT TAIL STARTED TO RISE AND BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AND FLIPPED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC12LA113Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot’s excessive application of brakes during landing, which resulted in a noseover.Sep 28, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N36LE · 1

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

Accident 20030419004779ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Goose Bay, AK(-23) The certified flight instructor was attempting to demonstrate a short field landing to a student pilot. The CFI indicated that during the landing attempt he applied excessive braking. The aircraft nosed over causing substantial damage to the empennage…Apr 19, 2003 · Substantial damage