# NTSB ERA24LA383: Aviat A-1, N801JH, Carrollton, OH, September 15, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 15, 2024, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC) - Place: Carrollton, OH - Coordinates: 40, -81 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0000&lon=-81.0000&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi-from runway: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) - 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: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 195132 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA383 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/195132/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195132 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA383 ## Probable cause A failure of the left main landing gear due to fatigue cracking, which resulted the airplane’s left wing contacting the ground. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: main landing gear](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Fatigue/wear/corrosion (probable cause); cases with it: [Aviat A-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md?model=2210302), [All aircraft, 241 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023210/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi-from runway: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094) (defining event); cases with it: [Aviat A-1, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2210302), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that after landing, inbound traffic was behind him, and he felt rushed to clear the runway and park the airplane. While taxiing to the ramp, the left main wheel rolled off the taxiway surface and into the grass. The left main landing gear’s axle separated from the landing gear leg, the airplane tipped over to the left, and the left wing struck the ground and was substantially damaged. Examination of photographs of the landing gear leg and axle fracture surfaces showed that they displayed indications of fatigue cracking that likely initiated at the toe of the weld that attached the axle to the leg. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N801JH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801JH), registered now, S/N 1298, built 1995 (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: 1298 - Year built: 1995 - Airframe hours: 1491 - Engines: Lycoming O360-A1B 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, January 1, 2024, 22 hours before - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: TSO, Carroll County-Tolson Airport, runway 25, 4,700 × 74 ft, asphalt - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: front; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 348 total, 120 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.30 inHg - Observed at: HLG, 19 nm away - METAR: METAR KHLG 151253Z AUTO 07004KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP256 T0189012 ## 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 20240915015369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240915015369A), Sep 15, 2024: Aviat Inc A-1, Carrollton, OH, Substantial damage. On 15 September 2024, pilot landed husky A-1 at ktso on runway 25. He stated that he then departed the runway prior to the taxiway to park the aircraft in the… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 13, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=195132. 13.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 12.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18680342&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20LA383-Rel.pdf - Memorandum for record - FAA inspector's statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18728409&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20Statement%20LA383-Rel.pdf - Investigation photographs (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 628 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18681468&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photos%20LA383-Rel.pdf - Additional investigation photographs (item 4, PDF, 7 pages, 6 photos, 818 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18809376&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Investigative%20Photos%20LA383%20v2-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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