# NTSB CEN22LA212: Aviat A-1C-180, N125WY, Madison, MN, May 25, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 25, 2022, 16:18 local (21:18 UTC) - Place: Madison, MN - Coordinates: 44.983602, -96.17791 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9836&lon=-96.1779&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration, Minneapolis FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105136 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA212 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105136/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105136 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA212 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during landing that resulted in an impact with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-180, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=2210410), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Flight crew (probable cause); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-180, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=2210410), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-180, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2210410), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-180, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2210410), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-180, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2210410), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) ## Analysis The private pilot of the personal flight reported that during the landing touchdown, the airplane bounced slightly, and the right wing lifted. The stall warning came on as the pilot applied full right aileron into the crosswind. The airplane then yawed right, and the pilot applied full left rudder and started to initiate a go-around. The airplane then impacted terrain and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and wing struts. The pilot reported that there was no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The private pilot of the personal flight stated that during landing touchdown, there was a small bounce of the airplane, and the right wing lifted. The stall warning annunciated as the pilot applied full right aileron into the crosswind. The airplane then yawed right, and the pilot applied full left rudder and initiated a go-around. The airplane then impacted terrain and sustained substantial damage to both wings and wing struts. The pilot was uninjured. The pilot stated there was no mechanical malfunction/failure of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N125WY](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125WY), registered now, S/N 3098, built 2010 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180 - Registry model: [Aviat A-1C-180](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-180) (registry code 2210410) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360-A1P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1p) (registry code 42259, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 3098 - Year built: 2010 - Airframe hours: 220.1 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1P 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Pilot - Registered owner: Midwest Kilo Delta LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 15, 2021 - Departed: BDH, Willmar, MN - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: DXX, Lac Qui Parle County Airport, runway 32, 3,300 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Stall warning system ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review February 20, 2021; seat: front; flight hours: 399 total, 47 in this make and model, 326 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 50° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 48 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: DXX, 0.1 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 20220525008259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220525008259A), May 25, 2022: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-180, Madison, MN, Substantial damage. 05-25-22 N125WY Aviat A-1C-180 husky flip over landing accident Madison, MN kdxx airport. Pilot touched down on runway 32 at kdxx and then lost directional… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 13, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105136. 5.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 5.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14016347&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Kyle%20Goeman%20NTSB%206120.1%20Form_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo log (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 392 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14017485&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Log-Rel.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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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