# Accident 20180912013469A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Bentonville, AR, September 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2018, 18:30 local time
- Place: Bentonville, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.3483° N, 94.2192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3483&lon=-94.2192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N868X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N868X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6 (registry code 41822, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 20 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA549) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180912013469A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 6:35PM, SEPT 12TH 2018, AN AVIAT HUSKY N868X LANDING RUNWAY 18 AT THE BENTONVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VBT).  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER LEFT ON THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED LEFT EXITING THE RUNWAY WHILE THE AIRMEN REACTED AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE ENTERING INTO A LOW-LEVEL STALL SPIN CONDITION.  THE AIRCRAFT?S WING IMPACTED THE GROUND AND A HARD LANDING SPREAD THE GEAR, SHEARED OFF BOTH BLADES OF THE PROP, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BELLY

## 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 GAA18CA549](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA549), Sep 12, 2018: Aviat A1 (N868X), Bentonville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an attempted go-around after the airplane bounced, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N868X (1)

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

- [Incident 20060924018969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060924018969I), Sep 24, 2006: Aviat A1B (N868X), Lake Jackson, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot made an emergency landing on the beach due to high engine oil temperature. In the process of landing he nosed the aircraft over bending one of the…

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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