# Accident 20131012020439A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, October 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2013, 12:30 local time
- Airport: Red Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1600° N, 111.7267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1600&lon=-111.7267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-180 (registry code 2210410, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,711 total, 64 in this make and model, 202 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131012020439A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM DIRT AIRSTRIP, ROUGH SURFACE CAUSED BUMPING AND DIFFICULTY HOLDING CENTER LINE OF NARROW, SHORT DIRT STRIP. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF ROLL INITIATED, RUTS IN STRIP CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT, PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY CORRECTING AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED BRUSH, SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORN WHICH THEN LEAD TO IMPACT WITH TERRAIN. NO INJURIES, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR14CA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA015), Oct 12, 2013: Aviat A-1C-180 (N40WY), Rio Verde, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll on a rough and rutted surface.

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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