# Accident 20130321003779A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Dumas, TX, March 21, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2013, 17:08 local time
- Place: Dumas, TX
- Airport: Dux
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8569° N, 102.0128° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8569&lon=-102.0128&mi=10
- Aircraft: N132AA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,245 total, 83 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130321003779A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 21, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:08 CDT, N132AA, A AVIAT HUSKY MODEL A-1B, WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 19, WHEN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 19 IMPACTING A DRAINAGE DITCH APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET OFF THE RUNAWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED DECREASED AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AT MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT, LOCATED IN DUMAS, TEXAS. WIND DIRECTION WAS REPORTED AT 220 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS.  REPORTED BY THE PILOT THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO EXCESS OF 20 KNOTS, DURING TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

AT THE CONTROLS WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, ENGINE, PROPELLER, MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLIES, VERTICAL STABILIZER AND UPPER FUSELAGE DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN13CA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA203), Mar 21, 2013: Aviat A-1B (N132AA), Dumas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while taking off in gusty crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to takeoff instead of waiting to ensure…

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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