# NTSB CHI07CA269: Aviat A-1, N6087U, Kellys Island, OH, August 11, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 11, 2007, 13:17 local (17:17 UTC) - Place: Kellys Island, OH - Coordinates: 41.604721, -82.685279 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6047&lon=-82.6853&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 66532 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA269 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66532/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA269 ## Probable cause The directional control not obtained/maintained by the pilot during landing. Contributing factors were the pole, hangar, and crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not obtained/maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - pole (contributing factor) - object - hangar/airport building (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane received substantial damage during landing when it veered off runway 27 (2,203 feet by 50 feet.) and struck a telephone pole and a metal hangar. The airplane struck the pole with its left wing and tore through the hangar metal with its right wing tip. There were skid marks on runway 27 that extended through the grass adjacent to the north edge of the runway. The skid marks were approximately 120 feet in length and oriented 35-40 degrees off the edge of the runway and increased to about 70 degrees towards the resting location of the airplane. Reported winds were from 330 degrees at 10 knots. ## Factual narrative On July 11, 2007, at 1317 eastern daylight time, an Aviat Inc. A-1 Husky, N6087U, owned and piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage during landing when it veered off runway 27 (2,203 feet by 50 feet.) and struck a telephone pole and a metal hangar at Kellys Island Land Field Airport (89D), Kellys Island, Ohio. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane struck the pole with its left wing and the hangar with its right wing tip, which tore through the hangar metal. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The pilot was uninjured. The local flight originated from Morgantown, West Virginia, about 1145 and was en route to 89D. The Federal Aviation Administration reported that there were skid marks on runway 27 that extended through the grass adjacent to the north edge of the runway. The skid marks were approximately 120 feet in length and oriented 35-40 degrees off the edge of the runway and increased to about 70 degrees towards the resting location of the airplane. Reported winds were from 330 degrees at 10 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6087U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6087U), registered now, S/N 1285, built 1994 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Aviat Inc A-1 - Registry model: [Aviat A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (registry code 2210302) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1285 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1D reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Pilot - Registered owner: Pilot - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 89D, Kellys Island, OH - Destination: 89D, Kellys Island, OH - Airport: 89D, Kellys Island, runway 27 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: unknown; flight hours: 730 total, 120 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20070811021959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070811021959A), Aug 11, 2007: Chris A1, Kelleys Island, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landing runway 27 at 89D. Pilot lost control of aircraft during landing, striking a telephone pole and hangar. 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. 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