# Accident 20131024021609A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, El Paso, TX, October 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2013, 16:55 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: Horizon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7192° N, 106.2361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7192&lon=-106.2361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68PM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131024021609A

## Narrative

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

WINDS WERE GUSTY AND FROM VARIABLE DIRECTIONS. WHEN PILOT FELT HE WOULD DEPART RUNWAY, ADDED FULL POWER FOR GO-AROUND. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT OFF RUNWAY. TAILWHEEL CAUGHT THE TOP STRAND OF BARBED WIRE FENCE ADJACENT TO RUNWAY AND BROUGHT AIRCRAFT DOWN.

## 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 CEN14CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA025), Oct 24, 2013: Aviat A 1B (N68PM), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a crosswind.

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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