20220525008259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1C-180 · Madison, MN · May 25, 2022

Date
May 25, 2022 · 16:46 local
Place
Madison, MN
Airport
Lac Qui Parle County
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N125WY
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN22LA212
Reported as
Aviat A-1C-180
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-A1P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
399 total47 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

05-25-22 N125WY Aviat A-1C-180 husky flip over landing accident Madison, MN kdxx airport. Pilot touched down on runway 32 at kdxx and then lost directional control departing the runway to the right into the grass. After losing directional control, the pilot attempted to add power and get back airborne but entered a swamp with tall grass resulting in the aircraft coming to rest upside down. Pilot exited the aircraft and called flight service. No injuries and substantial damage to the aircraft. Pilot was counseled on but not limited to maintaining directional control in a conventional gear aircraft and go around decision making. Closed no further action.

As the FAA filed it

05-25-22 N125WY AVIAT A-1C-180 HUSKY FLIP OVER LANDING ACCIDENT MADISON, MN KDXX AIRPORT. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 32 AT KDXX AND THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS. AFTER LOSING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER AND GET BACK AIRBORNE BUT ENTERED A SWAMP WITH TALL GRASS RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND CALLED FLIGHT SERVICE. NO INJURIES AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON BUT NOT LIMITED TO MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL IN A CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRCRAFT AND GO AROUND DECISION MAKING. CLOSED NO FURTHER ACTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.