# Accident 20231007016609A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Weyers Cave, VA, October 7, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2023, 16:20 local time
- Place: Weyers Cave, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley Regional Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2638° N, 78.8964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2638&lon=-78.8964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13BF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13BF) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 759 total, 294 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231007016609A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED UPON ARRIVAL AT THE SHENANDOAH REGIONAL AIRPORT, THE RUNWAY IN USE WAS RUNWAY 05. PRECEDING AIRCRAFT REPORTED A DIRECT CROSSWIND. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AWOS REPORTED WINDS WERE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST, 320 WITH GUSTS 16-19 KNOTS. THE OCCURRENCE REPORT SHOWED THE WEATHER AS 32015G19KT. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE INITIAL APPROACH AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 05 WAS UNEVENTFUL. HE TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN 500 FT AND 1000 FT OF THE RUNWAY.  ONCE ALL THREE WHEELS WERE ON THE GROUND AND WAS DECELERATING, AN UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND LIFTED HIS LEFT WING AND STARTED PUSHING AND TURNING THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS HIS RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE PAVED BOUNDARY OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. SINCE THE GRASS SLOPES DOWN ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, THE WIND, WHICH WAS NOW QUARTERING TAILWIND, LIFTED THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT PAUSED FOR AN INSTANT VERTICALLY ON THE SPINNER AND PROCEEDED TO FLIP ON ITS BACK WITH TAIL POINTING AT APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 120-130. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRPLANE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AS HE HAD NO SIGNIFICANT INJURIES. THERE WERE NO INFLIGHT MECHANICAL ISSUES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL AND AIR FRAME DAMAGE UNDER THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA24LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA005), Oct 7, 2023: Aviat A-1C-180 (N13BF), Harrisonburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the prevailing wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.

## Other reports on N13BF (1)

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

- [Accident 20160501007929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160501007929A), May 1, 2016: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180 (N13BF), Harlingen, TX, Substantial damage. On may 1, 2016, the pilot stated that on landing the aircraft started to porpoise due to a strong crosswind, lost control and ground looped the aircraft. There…

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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