# Incident 20241001013389I: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Walla Walla, WA, October 1, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2024, 14:43 local time
- Place: Walla Walla, WA
- Airport: Walla Walla Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0925° N, 118.2841° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WALLA WALLA RGNL (ALW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0925&lon=-118.2841&mi=10
- Aircraft: N250MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N250MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1B (registry code 2210406, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 6,971 total, 33 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241001013389I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED AS HE WAS DOING PRACTICE LANDINGS. UPON HIS SECOND LANDING HE WAS ATTEMPTING A THREE POINT LANDING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UPON CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER FROM THE BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND BEGAN A SLOW GROUND LOOP. THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH MINOR DAMAGE.

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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