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FAA incident report · Aviat A-1B · Seldovia, AK · May 21, 2022

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Date
May 21, 2022 · 16:30 local
Place
Seldovia, AK
Airport
Seldovia
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N305AM
Reported as
Aviat A-1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
8,354 total55 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N305AMRegistration cancelled Aug 24, 2023 · Aviat A-1BS/N 2300 · Built 2005Airframe modelAviat A-1BEngine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On may 21, 2022 at approximately 16:30 local time, privacy data omitted, an Aviat A-1B husky, received minor damage when the pilot failed to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing. The aircraft departed the runway surface and came to rest inverted in approximately 1.5 feet of water. There was one person on board the aircraft at the time of the incident with no injuries reported.

Pilot stated: listened to ASOS on arrival to paso (Seldovia, AK) and wind conditions were within stated pilot and aircraft limitations, but later reported as: 03008G20 350V110 . Pilot entered the pattern for rwy 34 upon landing flare and subsequent touchdown encountered a sudden change of wind direction as well as a gust from the right. Pilot was unable to counteract the drift. Pilot started a go around and realized that the drift to the left increased danger of impacting trees. Aborted the go around, slid over the embankment and into about 1.5 feet of water and ended up inverted. No passengers were on board and no injuries were sustained to the pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 21, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:30 LOCAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN AVIAT A-1B HUSKY, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND CAME TO REST INVERTED IN APPROXIMATELY 1.5 FEET OF WATER. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WITH NO INJURIES REPORTED.

PILOT STATED: LISTENED TO ASOS ON ARRIVAL TO PASO (SELDOVIA, AK) AND WIND CONDITIONS WERE WITHIN STATED PILOT AND AIRCRAFT LIMITATIONS, BUT LATER REPORTED AS: 03008G20 350V110 . PILOT ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR RWY 34 UPON LANDING FLARE AND SUBSEQUENT TOUCHDOWN ENCOUNTERED A SUDDEN CHANGE OF WIND DIRECTION AS WELL AS A GUST FROM THE RIGHT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COUNTERACT THE DRIFT. PILOT STARTED A GO AROUND AND REALIZED THAT THE DRIFT TO THE LEFT INCREASED DANGER OF IMPACTING TREES. ABORTED THE GO AROUND, SLID OVER THE EMBANKMENT AND INTO ABOUT 1.5 FEET OF WATER AND ENDED UP INVERTED. NO PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE PILOT.