# Accident 20150918015339A: Aviat A-1B, Rock Springs, WY, September 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2015, 11:50 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs-Sweetwater County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5928° N, 109.0558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5928&lon=-109.0558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288MD) (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 A-1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 10 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA264) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150918015339A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2015 AT 11:50 MDT AIRCRAFT N288MD, SN 2177, EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT ROCK SPRINGS AIRPORT, WY (RKS). WEATHER WAS VMC WITH WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. ON ROLLOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH GROUND SPEED THE LEFT WING ROSE AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT LANDING GEAR, AND PROPELLER. THE PILOT STATED HE FAILED TO APPLY ENOUGH LEFT RUDDER AND MAINTAIN A HIGHER GROUND SPEED.

## 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 GAA15CA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA264), Sep 18, 2015: Aviat A1 (N288MD), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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