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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1B · Big Creek, ID · June 10, 2022

Date: June 10, 2022 · 13:30 local
Place: Big Creek, ID
Airport: Big Creek
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N55HU
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA212
Reported as: Aviat A-1B
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 905 total654 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N55HURegistered now · Aviat A-1BS/N 2046 · Built 1999 Airframe modelAviat A-1B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot in command (PIC) landed at the Big Creek Airport (U60), rolled out, taxied to the southern end of the runway, turned 180 degrees, powered back up and began a takeoff roll downwind to the north (runway 01). Approximately 300 feet into the takeoff roll, the aircraft departed the centerline of the runway to the right, was allowed to travel through a row of fence posts, down off the runway/tie down surface embankment on the eastern edge of the runway. 260 feet after going through the first fence the aircraft went through a second 3 rail jack fence and traveled another 60 feet before flipping upside down from the main landing gear sinking in the Creek mud. The impact with the fences and the flip over caused substantial damage to the fuselage tube above the cabin, the left and right wing struts, the left and right wings, right aileron, right elevator, vertical fin and rudder.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) LANDED AT THE BIG CREEK AIRPORT (U60), ROLLED OUT, TAXIED TO THE SOUTHERN END OF THE RUNWAY, TURNED 180 DEGREES, POWERED BACK UP AND BEGAN A TAKEOFF ROLL DOWNWIND TO THE NORTH (RUNWAY 01). APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, WAS ALLOWED TO TRAVEL THROUGH A ROW OF FENCE POSTS, DOWN OFF THE RUNWAY/TIE DOWN SURFACE EMBANKMENT ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. 260 FEET AFTER GOING THROUGH THE FIRST FENCE THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A SECOND 3 RAIL JACK FENCE AND TRAVELED ANOTHER 60 FEET BEFORE FLIPPING UPSIDE DOWN FROM THE MAIN LANDING GEAR SINKING IN THE CREEK MUD. THE IMPACT WITH THE FENCES AND THE FLIP OVER CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE TUBE ABOVE THE CABIN, THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING STRUTS, THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT ELEVATOR, VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR22LA212Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBig Creek, IDThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with fencing.Jun 10, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N55HU · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20101128051169ALanding: Touchdown · North Bend, WAOn Sunday nov 28, 2010, at approximatly 14:30 pilot flying aircraft N55HU, a husky A-1B, attemped to land at Bandera State air field, North Bend, Washington. When the aircraft's wheels got down to the runway which was snow covered, it started to dig into the…Nov 28, 2010 · Substantial damage