# Accident 20221203017809A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Morgan, UT, December 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2022, 11:20 local time
- Place: Morgan, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0545° N, 111.7506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0545&lon=-111.7506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60WY) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 801 total, 401 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221203017809A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING OVER VACANT FIELD. PILOT EXPERIENCED FLAT LIGHT WHICH PREVENTED ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF HEIGHT TO THE GROUND. AIRXRAFT RIGHT TIRE TOUCHED SNOW WHICH SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. PILOT ATTEMPTED MORE POWER BUT IT DIDNT HELP. PILOT CHOSE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE FIELD. TOWARDS THE END OF THE ROLL OUT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SNOW DRIFT, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL ON TO IT'S NOSE AND SLOWLY FLIPPED ONTO IT'S BACK. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

## 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 WPR23LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA053), Dec 3, 2022: Aviat A-1C-180 (N60WY), Morgan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from snow covered terrain while maneuvering at low attitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s loss of visual reference due to snow and flat light…

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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