# Accident 20131224024589A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-200, Laurel, MT, December 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 2013, 14:10 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7058° N, 108.7567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7058&lon=-108.7567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-200 (registry code 2210411, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6 (registry code 41822, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 328 total, 161 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131224024589A

## Narrative

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

AT 1410 ON DECEMBER 24, 2013, N41WY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 22 AT LAUREL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAUREL, MT (6S8).  PILOT STATES THAT UPON APPLYING POWER FOR TAKE-OFF THE DOOR / RIGHT SIDE WINDOW, OPENED STARTLING HIM.  THE RIGHT WING LIFTED FORCING HIM LEFT, LEFT GEAR CONTACTED SNOW BERM ON SIDE OF RUNWAY FORCING A FURTHER TURN LEFT OF APPROXIMATELY 180 DEG.  WITH THE WIND NOW FROM THE LEFT, CONTROL IMPUTS TO LOWER RIGHT WING TOOK EFFECT  CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO DROP FORCEFULLY, FOLDING THE RIGHT GEAR AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TIP UP ON ITS NOSE AND RIGHT WINGTIP.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS/SNOW BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY.

PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

WINDS REPORTED BY PILOT OUT OF THE WEST 20 G 25

WINDS REPORTED BY NATL WEATHER GTF AS OUT OF THE WEST 23  G 36, AT 1415

## 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 WPR14CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA076), Dec 24, 2013: Aviat A-1C-200 (N41WY), Laural, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a gusting crosswind, which resulted in the collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's distraction…

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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