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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Aviat A-1A · Englewood, CO · February 25, 2023

Date: February 25, 2023 · 10:41 local
Place: Englewood, CO
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N42AK
Reported as: Aviat A-1A
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N42AKRegistered now · Aviat A-1AS/N 1434 · Built 1998 Airframe modelAviat A-1A Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot departed Colorado spaceport, CO (kcfo) in calm conditions to attend a charity fundraiser at centennial airport, CO (kapa). Because of crosswind conditions at kapa all three intersecting runways were in use. The pilot selected the runway he felt was best suited for a safe landing. On short final the pilot stated everything was "steady". Just prior to touchdown the winds caught the floats and ventral tail enough to upset the aircraft and push it off the runway. While the float assembly/landing gear damaged a runway light, there was no damage to the aircraft or injuries to the pilot or his passenger.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DEPARTED COLORADO SPACEPORT, CO (KCFO) IN CALM CONDITIONS TO ATTEND A CHARITY FUNDRAISER AT CENTENNIAL AIRPORT, CO (KAPA). BECAUSE OF CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AT KAPA ALL THREE INTERSECTING RUNWAYS WERE IN USE. THE PILOT SELECTED THE RUNWAY HE FELT WAS BEST SUITED FOR A SAFE LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL THE PILOT STATED EVERYTHING WAS "STEADY". JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN THE WINDS CAUGHT THE FLOATS AND VENTRAL TAIL ENOUGH TO UPSET THE AIRCRAFT AND PUSH IT OFF THE RUNWAY. WHILE THE FLOAT ASSEMBLY/LANDING GEAR DAMAGED A RUNWAY LIGHT, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.