# Accident 20220525008259A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Madison, MN, May 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2022, 16:46 local time
- Place: Madison, MN
- Airport: Lac Qui Parle County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9836° N, 96.1779° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9836&lon=-96.1779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-180 (registry code 2210410, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1P (registry code 42259, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 399 total, 47 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220525008259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN22LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA212), May 25, 2022: Aviat A-1C-180 (N125WY), Madison, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing that resulted in an 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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