# Accident 20130115000089A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Upper Sandusky, OH, January 15, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Upper Sandusky, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8833° N, 83.3144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8833&lon=-83.3144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7ZR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7ZR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-180 (registry code 2210410, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-30-A1P (registry code 41600, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-30-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-30-A1P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 568 total, 19 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130115000089A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND THAT INITIATED A GROUND LOOP EVENT THAT THE PILOT COULD NOT RECOVER FROM.

## 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 CEN13CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA136), Jan 15, 2013: Aviat A-1C-180 (N7ZR), Upper Sandusky, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N7ZR (1)

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

- [Incident 20081119854509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081119854509I), Nov 19, 2008: Aviat A1C180 (N7ZR), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. On 11/19/2008, pilot [privacy data omitted] was receiving training on a new Aviat husky with the instructor [privacy data omitted] in the rear seat, performing…

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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