# Accident 20210906015409A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1, Gunnison, CO, September 6, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2021, 14:10 local time
- Place: Gunnison, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5282° N, 106.9397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5282&lon=-106.9397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6XC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6XC) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 21 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA403) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210906015409A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 09/06/2021 ON TURF/GRAVEL RWY 35 AT GUNNISON AIRPORT COLORADO 81230. ELEVATION 7680?. NWS WX FOR KGUC BETWEEN 13:56 AND 14:56 WINDS WERE WSW 10G20 VIZ 10SM CLR. FOLLOWING TOUCH DOWN ON THE MAIN GEAR, THE TAIL WAS LOWERED AND THE PILOT SAID HE FELT A WIND GUST PUSH THE TAIL FROM THE WEST (LEFT REAR QUARTERING) AND THE AIRCRAFT SLEWED AROUND TO THE LEFT AND GROUND LOOPED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT MID-POINT ON RUNWAY 35 AND JUST OFF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. NO INURIES TO THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: RIGHT LANDING GEAR FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT WHEN IT SLID; RIGHT SIDE ENGINE COWLING DEFORMED; RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND. RIGHT WING ROOT LEADING EDGE APPEARED TO BE DEFORMED AFTER RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS REPOSITIONED FROM UNDER THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 CEN21LA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA403), Sep 6, 2021: Aviat A-1 (N6XC), Gunnison, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane after landing with a quartering tailwind.

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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