# Accident 20151206019129A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-200, Hurtsboro, AL, December 6, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2015, 11:20 local time
- Place: Hurtsboro, AL
- Airport: N/A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1658° N, 85.3933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1658&lon=-85.3933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76WY) (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-A1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 12 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151206019129A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER THE 6TH 2015 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AROUND 10AM FROM KEUF EN ROUTE TO A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP  THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL AT 65 MPH AND TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED AT AROUND 57 MPH.  A 3 POINT LANDING WAS USED.  ON THE ROLL OUT THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PLANE WAS HARD TO SLOW DOWN. FEARING IMPACT WITH TREES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY MORE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. APPROXIMATELY 80 YDS FROM TREES AND THE PLANES PROPELLER IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK.  THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND EXITED THE PLANE.

## 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 GAA16CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA068), Dec 6, 2015: Aviat A-1C (N76WY), Hurtsboro, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect use of brake pressure during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

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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