# Accident 20131115021809A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Cypress, TX, November 15, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2013, 13:40 local time
- Place: Cypress, TX
- Airport: Dan Jones International Airpor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0428° N, 95.6672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0428&lon=-95.6672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721DL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721DL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 121 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131115021809A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1340 CST, AIRCRAFT LANDED ON TURF PORTION OF RUNWAY 17 AT DAN JONES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (T51). UPON TOUCH DOWN, PILOT STATES THE NOSE OF THE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PITCH DOWN, SO HE APPLIED FULL AFT STICK WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLIP OVER UNTIL IT CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER AND LH WING. THE PROPELLER WAS DESTROYED FROM STRIKING THE GROUND AS WELL.

## 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 CEN14CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA061), Nov 15, 2013: Aviat A 1B (N721DL), Cypress, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing which resulted in an impact with the runway 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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