# Incident 20230429004119I: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-200, Electric City, WA, April 29, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2023, 11:03 local time
- Place: Electric City, WA
- Airport: Grand Coulee Dam
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9221° N, 119.0830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND COULEE DAM (3W7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9221&lon=-119.0830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59WY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59WY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1C-200 (registry code 2210411, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6 (registry code 41822, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1d6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-A1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 148 total, 51 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230429004119I

## Narrative

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

THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED AN AVIAT A-1C-200 OPERATING UNDER PART 91. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PIC) AND HIS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (NON-PILOT). DURING THIS CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, THE PILOT WANTED TO PERFORM A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT GRAND COULEE AIRPORT (3W7). THE PILOT SPOKE ON THE RADIO WITH ANOTHER PILOT TO RECEIVE A REPORT OF THE WINDS AND BASED ON THIS INFORMATION, DECIDED TO LAND ON RWY22, AS THE WINDS WERE NOT REPORTED TO BE FAVORING ONE RUNWAY (THE PREVIOUS PILOT ALSO REPORTED USING RWY22). AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE PILOT HAD DIFFICULTY KEEPING THE RIGHT WING LOWER TO THE GROUND AND EXPERIENCED A GROUND LOOP. LEFT LANDING GEAR FAILURE AND WINGTIP STRIKE. DAMAGE HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS MINOR, NO INJURIES. NO EVIDENCE OF REGULATORY NON-COMPLIANCE, NON-REGULATORY COUNSELING RECOMMENDED.

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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