# Accident 20161024019149A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Placerville, CA, October 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7239° N, 120.7542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7239&lon=-120.7542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N331MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N331MA-2019-09-24) (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: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 270 total, 2 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161024019149A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA17CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA049), Oct 24, 2016: Aviat A-1C (N331MA), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing in gusty crosswind conditions.

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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