20161024019149A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1C-180 · Placerville, CA · October 24, 2016

Date
October 24, 2016 · 15:30 local
Place
Placerville, CA
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N331MA
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA049
Reported as
Aviat A-1C-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1P
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
270 total2 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After touchdown, prior to tail wheel touchdown, experienced wind gust. Pilots initiated go-around and were unable to maintain directional control.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TOUCHDOWN, PRIOR TO TAIL WHEEL TOUCHDOWN, EXPERIENCED WIND GUST. PILOTS INITIATED GO-AROUND AND WERE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.