20170827010499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Cody, WY · August 27, 2017

Date
August 27, 2017 · 17:25 local
Place
Cody, WY
Airport
Yellowstone Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N335SB
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA512
Reported as
Aviat A-1B
Reported engine
Lycoming UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
14,800 total600 in this make and model12 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.

On landing touchdown rwy 04, gust of wind caught aircraft, causing the aircraft to turn 90 degrees to rwy and caused right wing to drop and wing struts struck runway 700 foot sign.

As the FAA filed it

ON LANDING TOUCHDOWN RWY 04, GUST OF WIND CAUGHT AIRCRAFT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN 90 DEGREES TO RWY AND CAUSED RIGHT WING TO DROP AND WING STRUTS STRUCK RUNWAY 700 FOOT SIGN.

NTSB investigation

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