# Accident 20120928023309A: Aviat Inc A-1, Fairbanks, AK, September 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2012, 10:15 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Chena Marina
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8083° N, 147.9178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8083&lon=-147.9178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36LE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36LE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1 (registry code 2210302, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT INC A-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 523 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120928023309A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC12LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA113), Sep 28, 2012: Aviat A-1 (N36LE), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s excessive application of brakes during landing, which resulted in a noseover.

## Other reports on N36LE (1)

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

- [Accident 20030419004779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030419004779A), Apr 19, 2003: Chris A1 (N36LE), Goose Bay, AK, Substantial damage. (-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…

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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