# Accident 20211209022549A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1A, St. Joe, TX, December 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2021, 17:16 local time
- Place: St. Joe, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6948° N, 97.5225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6948&lon=-97.5225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N111XJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N111XJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 34,390 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211209022549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT: 1558 LOCAL TAKEOFF FROM DENTON AIRPORT (DTO).  AROUND 1716 HRS LOCAL, AT 2500 MSL, THE PILOT EXPERIENCE ENGINE POWER LOSS; NOTED MANAFOLD PRESSURE INCREASE AND ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE INCREASE 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.  PILOT LOCATED LANDING SITE IN NEARBY FIELD.  DURING LANDING SEQUENCE THE PILOT APPLIED HARD BRAKES TO AVOID OAK TREES AND DEEP CRAVAS STRIAGHT AHEAD, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT (TAIL DRAGGER) TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK AND COMING TO REST.

## 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 CEN22LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA076), Dec 9, 2021: Aviat A-1A (N111XJ), St. Jo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing during cruise flight, which resulted in a forced landing and 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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