# Accident 20160501007929A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Harlingen, TX, May 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2016, 17:35 local time
- Place: Harlingen, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2331° N, 97.6486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2331&lon=-97.6486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13BF) (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: 247 total, 194 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160501007929A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 1, 2016, THE PILOT STATED THAT ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE DUE TO A STRONG CROSSWIND, LOST CONTROL AND GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT.

THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ONBOARD, THE PILOT AND HIS SON. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT THE AIRCRAFT HAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA16CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA225), May 1, 2016: Aviat A-1C-180 (N13BF), Harlingen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop and substantial damage to the right wing.

## Other reports on N13BF (1)

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

- [Accident 20231007016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231007016609A), Oct 7, 2023: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180 (N13BF), Weyers Cave, VA, Substantial damage. The pilot stated upon arrival at the Shenandoah regional airport, the runway in use was runway 05. Preceding aircraft reported a direct crosswind. According to…

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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