# Accident 20220610009809A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Big Creek, ID, June 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: Big Creek, ID
- Airport: Big Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1332° N, 115.3218° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1332&lon=-115.3218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55HU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55HU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 905 total, 654 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220610009809A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA212), Jun 10, 2022: Aviat A-1B (N55HU), Big Creek, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with fencing.

## Other reports on N55HU (1)

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

- [Accident 20101128051169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101128051169A), Nov 28, 2010: Aviat Aircr A-1B (N55HU), North Bend, WA, Substantial damage. On 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.…

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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