# Accident 20220104000319A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Matagorda Islan, TX, January 4, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2022, 15:00 local time
- Place: Matagorda Islan, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2032° N, 96.6663° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2032&lon=-96.6663&mi=10
- Aircraft: N188DS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188DS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,833 total, 1 in this make and model, 88 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220104000319A

## Narrative

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

ON JAN 04, 2022 AT 1500 HOURS (CST). AVIAT HUSKY A-1B.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON MATAGORDA ISLAND, TEXAS. FAILED ATTEMPT RESULTED IN CRASH.  VFR CONDITIONS EXISTED.  AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTATIONALLY DAMAGE.  PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MCALLEN, TEXAS.

## 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 CEN22LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA097), Jan 4, 2022: Aviat A-1B (N188DS), Matagorda Island, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during an intentional off-airport landing.

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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