# Accident 20170109017809A: Christen Industries Inc A-1, Milton Freewate, OR, January 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 2017, 16:00 local time
- Place: Milton Freewate, OR
- Airport: College Place
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9361° N, 118.4122° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9361&lon=-118.4122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9598Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9598Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (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: CHRISTEN INDUSTRIES INC A-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170109017809A

## Narrative

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

DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. PILOT PULLED CARB ICE WITH NO CHANGE AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A SNOW-COVERED FIELD TO DIAGNOSE. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PILOT PERFORMED A RUN-UP, LEANED MIXTURE TO CLEAR THE PLUGS, PERFORMED A MAG CHECK ? AIRCRAFT RAN APPROPRIATELY.  PILOT BEGAN DOWNHILL DEPARTURE IN SNOW APPROXIMATELY 6-INCHES-DEEP (AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH 31 INCH WHEELS). TAIL LIFTED AT ABOUT 30 KNOTS WITH FULL FLAP AND POWER, DURING GROUND ROLL, PULLED BACK ON STICK. THE PILOT THEN EXPERIENCED GUST OF TAILWIND AND AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## 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 GAA17CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA110), Jan 10, 2017: Christen Industries A 1 (N9598Z), Milton-Freewater, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to take off from unsuitable terrain with a tailwind, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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