# Accident 20180924014069A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Old Forge, NY, September 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2018, 14:00 local time
- Place: Old Forge, NY
- Airport: Old Forge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8200° N, 74.6422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8200&lon=-74.6422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52DA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52DA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,264 total, 23 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA570) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180924014069A

## Narrative

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

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMEBER 24, 2018 AT 2:00 PM ON RAQUETTE LAKE, NY, NEAR THE OLD FORGE AIRPORT (NK26). THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED AS N52DA, A HUSKY AVIATE ON WHIPLINE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS, OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND BASED AT KRME (ROME NY) THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN, DURING DECELERATION ON THE WATER. THE PILOT CLAIMS TO HAVE EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT, WHICH PICKED THE RIGHT WING UP AND TIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE LEFT FLOAT TO BECOME SUBMERGED. THIS FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED. THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND IMPROPER USE OF THE RUDDER DURING CROSSWIND CONDITIONS IN A SEAPLANE.

## 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 GAA18CA570](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA570), Sep 24, 2018: Aviat A1 (N52DA), Raquette Lake, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control after landing on water in gusting wind conditions.

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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