# Accident 20150704015599A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Commanche, OK, July 4, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2015, 14:00 local time
- Place: Commanche, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3133° N, 97.9964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3133&lon=-97.9964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317MA) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 44 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150704015599A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON A PRIVATE STRIP ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO ONE SIDE AND GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. THERE WAS NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER. AIRCRAFT HAS DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND TAIL.

## 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 GAA15CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA165), Jul 4, 2015: Aviat A-1C-180 (N317MA), Comanche, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper pitch control during touchdown, which resulted in a nose over and impact with terrain.

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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