# Accident 20200603011199A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1, Glendive, MT, June 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2020, 15:00 local time
- Place: Glendive, MT
- Airport: Dawson Community
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1386° N, 104.8072° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1386&lon=-104.8072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8QT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8QT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1 (registry code 2210400, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (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-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 477 total, 39 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200603011199A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 3, 2020 AT 1500 MST, AN AVIAT A-1, N8QT REGISTERED TO JD SERVICES INC, GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING AT DAWSON COMMUNITY AIRPORT (GDV), NEAR GLENDIVE, MONTANA WHILE ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING FLIGHT CONTROLS AND TO STRUCTURE OF LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT WILLISTON BASIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (XWA) NORTH DAKOTA 1400 MST.

## 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 WPR20CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA166), Jun 3, 2020: Aviat A 1 (N8QT), Glendive, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in gusting wind condition which resulted in a collision with terrain.

## Other reports on N8QT (1)

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

- [Incident 20230617010412I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230617010412I), Jun 17, 2023: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1 (N8QT), Bowman, ND, Minor damage. Pilot was taxiing for departure on ramp after airport fly-in event and was distracted by nearby activities when aircraft struck another unoccupied aircraft…

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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