# Accident 20200808019339A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-200, Burnt Corral Me, CA, August 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2020, 11:30 local time
- Place: Burnt Corral Me, CA
- Airport: Burnt Corral Meadows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2242° N, 118.4978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2242&lon=-118.4978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N327MN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N327MN-2022-10-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-200 (registry code 2210411, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6 (registry code 41822, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1D6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,481 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA261) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200808019339A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING FLARE AT BURNT CORRAL MEADOWN THE PILOT REPORTED LOSING SIGHT OF THE AIRSTRIP DUE TO TREES IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO GO-AROUND BECAUSE PAST TRAINING TAUGHT HIM THAT GOING-AROUND IS ALWAYS THE CORRECT OPTION.  HE STATED THAT IN THIS CASE GOING-AROUND WAS THE WRONG OPTION BECAUSE OF THE OBSTACLES IN THE FLIGHT PATH.  DURING THE GO-AROUND THE PILOT REPORTED OUT CLIMBING TREES UNTIL HE TURNED RIGHT AND THE AIRPLANE?S RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TRIED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE TO THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR20CA261](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA261), Aug 8, 2020: Aviat A1 (N327MN), Kernville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during a go-around, which resulted in an impact with terrain.

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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