# Accident 20140327002689A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Dadeville, AL, March 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2014, 16:45 local time
- Place: Dadeville, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8306° N, 85.7591° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8306&lon=-85.7591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59AW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59AW-2014-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 247 total, 40 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140327002689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND WATER LANDING, PILOT ADDED POWER FOR GO-AROUND, AIRCRAFT CLIMB PERFORMANCE WAS DIMINISHED WITH THE PREVAILING TAILWIND, PILOT CUT ENGINE POWER AND MADE HARD LANDING CAUSING FLOATS TO SEPARATE FROM AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT SANK WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 ERA14CA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA177), Mar 27, 2014: Aviat A 1B (N59AW), Dadeville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point while landing on a lake with a tailwind.

## Other reports on N59AW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20111110026399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111110026399I), Nov 10, 2011: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B (N59AW), Bessemer, AL, Minor damage. During a post flight of the aircraft, the aircraft was determined to be in an unairworthy condition, due to a broken aft right upper float attach bracket. Upon…

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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