# Accident 20241011016559A: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1B, Rowlesburg, WV, October 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2024, 18:00 local time
- Place: Rowlesburg, WV
- Airport: Cheat River Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3256° N, 79.6621° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3256&lon=-79.6621&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79HY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79HY) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 429 total, 368 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241011016559A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED RWY 31. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT DURING ROLL OUT. PILOT LOST CONTROL RESULTING IN AIRCRAFT SUBSTAINING SUSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RH WING AFTER CONTACT WITH TREES.

## 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 ERA25LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA015), Oct 11, 2024: Aviat A1 (N79HY), Rowlesburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in the on-ground collision with trees.

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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