# Accident 20161102019199A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Geneva, FL, November 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2016, 11:02 local time
- Place: Geneva, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XSXJ
- Location: 28.7933° N, 81.0856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7933&lon=-81.0856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54HY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54HY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 A1P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161102019199A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA037), Nov 2, 2016: Aviat A 1B (N54HY), Geneva, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to debris in the No. 1 cylinder that damaged the spark plugs.

## Other reports on N54HY (1)

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

- [Incident 20080411014169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080411014169I), Apr 11, 2008: Aviat A1B (N54HY), New Smyrna Bea, FL, Minor damage. (-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…

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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