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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Pingree, ID · June 9, 2019

Date: June 9, 2019 · 14:15 local
Place: Pingree, ID
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N35AH
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA325
Reported as: Aviat A-1B
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,230 total78 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days

N35AHRegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2417 · Built 2007 Airframe modelAviat A-1B Engine modelLycoming IO-360-A1D6Reciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot landed at unfamiliar airstrip. The airstrip had a sharp slope in the direction of landing (210) which made maintaining a sight-picture of the length of the runway difficult. A slight cross-wind in addition to difficulty in maintaining a center position on the runway caused the pilot to drift to the left. Pilot initiated a go-around , but was to FAR left of the runway when the left gear dropped off the runway causing a departure from the runway. Pilot reduced engine power which caused the aircraft to settle into the soft ground with a subsequent pitch-over and immediate stop upside down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LANDED AT UNFAMILIAR AIRSTRIP. THE AIRSTRIP HAD A SHARP SLOPE IN THE DIRECTION OF LANDING (210) WHICH MADE MAINTAINING A SIGHT-PICTURE OF THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY DIFFICULT. A SLIGHT CROSS-WIND IN ADDITION TO DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING A CENTER POSITION ON THE RUNWAY CAUSED THE PILOT TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. PILOT INITIATED A GO-AROUND , BUT WAS TO FAR LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WHEN THE LEFT GEAR DROPPED OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING A DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY. PILOT REDUCED ENGINE POWER WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE INTO THE SOFT GROUND WITH A SUBSEQUENT PITCH-OVER AND IMMEDIATE STOP UPSIDE DOWN.

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 GAA19CA325Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPingree, IDThe pilot's improper rudder application during landing on a dirt airstrip, which resulted in a loss of directional control, runway excursion, and subsequent nose-overJun 9, 2019 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N35AH · 1

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

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