# Accident 20171219023739A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Phoenix, AZ, December 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2017, 14:10 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33HY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33HY) (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: 247 total, 58 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171219023739A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 19, 2017 AT 1410 LOCAL, A HUSKEY AVIAT A1B, N33HY, OPERATING ON A LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT , DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 25L AT DEER VALLEY AZ AFTER TOUCHDOWN, FOLLOWING  A GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED JUST OFF OF THE RUNWAY FACING THE APPROACH END OF 25L. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP AND A COLLAPSED RIGHT GEAR AND PROP STRIKE. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THERE WERE NO PRE-ACCIDENT ISSUES IDENTIFIED.

## 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 GAA18CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA091), Dec 19, 2017: Aviat A-1 (N33HY), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing.

## Other reports on N33HY (1)

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

- [Accident 20140329004029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140329004029A), Mar 29, 2014: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B (N33HY), AZ, Substantial damage. During a telephone interview airman explained the accident. Airman had flown earlier in the day to eloy AZ. To have breakfast with a friend. After departing…

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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