# NTSB CEN10CA120: Aviat A1, N741MA, Austin, TX, February 13, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: February 13, 2010, 13:06 local (19:06 UTC)
- Place: Austin, TX
- Coordinates: 30.19, -97.668609 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1900&lon=-97.6686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 2010
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA San Antonio FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 75361
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA120
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75361/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75361
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA120

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to properly execute a go-around.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aviat A-1B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=2210406), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Aviat A-1B, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2210406), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aviat A-1B, 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2210406), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Aviat A-1B, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2210406), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)
- [Approach-VFR go-around: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Aviat A-1B, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2210406), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md)
- [Approach-VFR go-around: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Aviat A-1B, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2210406), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)
- [Uncontrolled descent: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Aviat A-1B, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2210406), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Aviat A-1B, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2210406), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Aviat A-1B, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2210406), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

As the airplane touched down in a “full stall three point landing” the pilot said that he encountered a gust of wind that lifted the right wing and that he could not prevent the airplane from drifting to the left. He applied power and attempted a go-around, but the airplane became airborne for only a “short distance” before impacting terrain on the left side of the runway. There was substantial damage to the right wing, right main landing gear, and structural damage to the fuselage; there were no injuries to the two persons on board.

## Factual narrative

The pilot was landing on a 150 foot wide 9,000 foot long runway. As the airplane touched down in a “full stall three point landing” the pilot said he encountered a gust of wind that lifted the right wing and he could not prevent the airplane from drifting to the left. He applied power and attempted a go-around, but the airplane became airborne for only a “short distance” before impacting terrain on the left side of the runway. There was substantial damage to the right wing, right main landing gear, and structural damage to the fuselage, but no injuries to the two persons on-board.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N741MA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741MA), registered now, S/N 2361, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVIAT A1 (B)
- Registry model: [Aviat A-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (registry code 2210406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360-A1P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (registry code 42259, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 2361
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1P 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: T74, Taylor, TX
- Destination: AUS, Austin, TX
- Airport: AUS, Austin-Bergstrom Intl Airport, runway 17L, 9,000 × 150 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 31, 2008; seat: front; flight hours: 1,861 total, 50 in this make and model, 1,740 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours
- Other flight crew; age 50; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 2, 2009; seat: rear; flight hours: 2,100 total, 150 in this make and model, 2,080 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 11 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.06 inHg
- Observed at: AUS, 1 nm away

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20100213043439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100213043439A), Feb 13, 2010: Aviat Aircr A-1B, Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft upon landing due to gusting winds. Second pilot tried to recover aircraft but the aircraft was unrecoverable by that time.…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 4, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75361. 649 KB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 - from Pilot (item 1, .PDF, 513 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40326340&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20-%20from%20Pilot-Redacted.PDF
- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 - from Second Pilot (item 2, .PDF, 136 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40326341&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20-%20from%20Second%20Pilot-Redacted.PDF

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.

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