# Accident 20200222002299A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1A, Columbia, CA, February 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2020, 13:50 local time
- Place: Columbia, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0306° N, 120.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0306&lon=-120.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N462, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N462-2021-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (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-1A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,565 total, 73 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200222002299A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT ON RWY 29, THE LEFT WING BEGAN TO LIFT AND DESPITE CONTROL INPUTS, THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RECOVER.  THE PILOT APPLIED FULL ENGINE POWER TO CONDUCT A BALKED LANDING BUT THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED ONTO ITS NOSE, CAUSING MAJOR AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR20CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA093), Feb 22, 2020: Aviat A1 (N462), Columbia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain bank control during landing 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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