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FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Grand Island, NE · September 18, 2018

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Date
September 18, 2018 · 17:30 local
Place
Grand Island, NE
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N811YD
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA577
Reported as
Aviat A-1B
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,030 total896 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days
N811YDRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2278 · Built 2004Airframe modelAviat A-1BEngine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On September 18, 2018 at approximately 1730 local time, N811YD, an Aviat Aircraft Inc model A-1B, serial struck the left wingtip during landing rollout at Grand Island regional airport in Grand Island Nebraska. The pilot reported in his initial statement to the FAA that he had received a wind report of 080 at 10 knots from the air traffic controller on duty in the tower . However during landing and landing rollout the pilot stated he felt that the wind could have been gusting above the reported value. While slowing the aircraft during landing rollout the pilot experienced insufficient control force effectiveness which resulted in a loss of directional control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to ground loop on the runway and strike the left wingtip. The aircraft righted itself following the wingtip strike, and the pilot was able to taxi the aircraft under normal power and directional control. The aircraft sustained damage to the left wingtip, outboard trailing edge of the left aileron, and minor deformation of the fabric on the upper surface of the left wing in the area forward of the left aileron. Upon evaluation by the NTSB the damage was determined to be substantial due to the expected major repair or replacement of the left aileron.

As the FAA filed it

ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL TIME, N811YD, AN AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC MODEL A-1B, SERIAL STRUCK THE LEFT WINGTIP DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT GRAND ISLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT IN GRAND ISLAND NEBRASKA. THE PILOT REPORTED IN HIS INITIAL STATEMENT TO THE FAA THAT HE HAD RECEIVED A WIND REPORT OF 080 AT 10 KNOTS FROM THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER ON DUTY IN THE TOWER . HOWEVER DURING LANDING AND LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THAT THE WIND COULD HAVE BEEN GUSTING ABOVE THE REPORTED VALUE. WHILE SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLLOUT THE PILOT EXPERIENCED INSUFFICIENT CONTROL FORCE EFFECTIVENESS WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP ON THE RUNWAY AND STRIKE THE LEFT WINGTIP. THE AIRCRAFT RIGHTED ITSELF FOLLOWING THE WINGTIP STRIKE, AND THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT UNDER NORMAL POWER AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP, OUTBOARD TRAILING EDGE OF THE LEFT AILERON, AND MINOR DEFORMATION OF THE FABRIC ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LEFT WING IN THE AREA FORWARD OF THE LEFT AILERON. UPON EVALUATION BY THE NTSB THE DAMAGE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SUBSTANTIAL DUE TO THE EXPECTED MAJOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE LEFT AILERON.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA18CA577Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGrand Island, NEThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in tailwind and crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue.Sep 18, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N811YD · 1

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

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