# Accident 20171022014979A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Montoursville, PA, October 22, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2017, 09:32 local time
- Place: Montoursville, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2392° N, 76.9306° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2392&lon=-76.9306&mi=10
- Aircraft: N337AM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N337AM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,364 total, 610 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171022014979A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING AT IPT THE LEFT WHEEL BRAKE REMAINED LOCKED RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP.

## 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 GAA18CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA022), Oct 22, 2017: Aviat A1 (N337AM), Williamsport, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to verify that the parking brake was disengaged before landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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