# Incident 20230225000949I: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1A, Englewood, CO, February 25, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2023, 10:41 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6470° N, 104.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Englewood, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6470&lon=-104.9945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1A (registry code 2210405, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1a) (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-1A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230225000949I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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