# Accident 20170827010499A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Cody, WY, August 27, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2017, 17:25 local time
- Place: Cody, WY
- Airport: Yellowstone Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5203° N, 109.0239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5203&lon=-109.0239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N335SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N335SB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 14,800 total, 600 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA512) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170827010499A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA512](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA512), Aug 28, 2017: Aviat A 1 (N335SB), Cody, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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