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FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Geneva, FL · November 2, 2016

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Date
November 2, 2016 · 11:02 local
Place
Geneva, FL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
XSXJ
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N54HY
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA17LA037
Reported as
Aviat A-1B
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 A1P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
N54HYRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2130Airframe modelAviat A-1BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

About 10 min after taking off the engine starting to run rough, after a minute or so later it started to backfire, and running more rough, pilot started to lose power and was getting hard to maintain altitude. About this time pilot decided to try and land. There were people, cars and cones on the ground to get the attention of the people and cars on the ground to move off ,they realized the aircraft was landing and started to move out of the way, pilot did not want to take the chance of them not moving so he flew past them to a smaller area on the ground. As pilot touched down he was trying to stay on the pavement as long as possible, pilot realized he was still going too fast to fully stop before getting to a gate, he was forced to head into a fence which brought him to a stop, the engine was still running until contact with the fence. The plane spun around nosed down some and came to a stop upright a few feet past the fence. Pilot walked away unharmed and plane was damaged in the right wing, left wing, propeller and engine cowling.

As the FAA filed it

ABOUT 10 MIN AFTER TAKING OFF THE ENGINE STARTING TO RUN ROUGH, AFTER A MINUTE OR SO LATER IT STARTED TO BACKFIRE, AND RUNNING MORE ROUGH, PILOT STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND WAS GETTING HARD TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. ABOUT THIS TIME PILOT DECIDED TO TRY AND LAND. THERE WERE PEOPLE, CARS AND CONES ON THE GROUND TO GET THE ATTENTION OF THE PEOPLE AND CARS ON THE GROUND TO MOVE OFF ,THEY REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AND STARTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY, PILOT DID NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CHANCE OF THEM NOT MOVING SO HE FLEW PAST THEM TO A SMALLER AREA ON THE GROUND. AS PILOT TOUCHED DOWN HE WAS TRYING TO STAY ON THE PAVEMENT AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, PILOT REALIZED HE WAS STILL GOING TOO FAST TO FULLY STOP BEFORE GETTING TO A GATE, HE WAS FORCED TO HEAD INTO A FENCE WHICH BROUGHT HIM TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING UNTIL CONTACT WITH THE FENCE. THE PLANE SPUN AROUND NOSED DOWN SOME AND CAME TO A STOP UPRIGHT A FEW FEET PAST THE FENCE. PILOT WALKED AWAY UNHARMED AND PLANE WAS DAMAGED IN THE RIGHT WING, LEFT WING, PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWLING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA17LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGeneva, FLA partial loss of engine power due to debris in the No. 1 cylinder that damaged the spark plugs.Nov 2, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N54HY · 1

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

Incident 20080411014169IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · New Smyrna Bea, FL(-23) After completion of banner towing operation pilot landed aircraft and proceeded to exit runway. Upon exiting runway to taxiway pilot failed to use proper flight control inputs for aircraft with conventional landing gear, while turning, resulting in tail…Apr 11, 2008 · Minor damage