# NTSB MIA02CA177: Aviat A-1, N6QR, Cherry Point, NC, September 21, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 21, 2002, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Cherry Point, NC - Coordinates: 34.9025, -76.880836 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9025&lon=-76.8808&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 16, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 55915 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02CA177 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55915/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02CA177 ## Probable cause the pilot misjudged the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing, an inadvertent ground loop, and the subsequent impact with the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis After landing on runway 32L, a 9,000-foot runway, as the fourth airplane in a group of four other airplanes to land, the pilot flared slightly high resulting in a bounce. The airplane ground looped, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing contacted the runway. ## Factual narrative On September 21, 2002, about 1100 eastern daylight time, an Aviat A-1, N1928J, operated by an individual and registered to TTT Ranch, ground looped and impacted with the runway after landing at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station/Cunningham Field, Cherry Point, North Carolina. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was substantially damaged. The private-rated pilot and one passenger reported no injuries. The flight had originated from Manteo, North Carolina, about 1000. The pilot stated that he was landing on runway 32L, a 9,000-foot runway, and was the fourth airplane in a group of four other airplanes to land. He said he flared "slightly high" resulting in a "minor" bounce, the airplane ground looped, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing contacted the runway. The tower controller asked the pilot of N6QR if he needed assistances, and the pilot answered, "Yes we'll need assistance," to move the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6QR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6QR-2006-02-09), registration cancelled 2006-02-09, S/N 1384, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Aviat A-1 - Registry model: [Aviat A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (registry code 2210400) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-360-A1D](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (registry code 41504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1384 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1P reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: James Henry Crossingham - Registered owner: TTT Ranch Company - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: MQI, MANTEO, NC - Destination: NKT, Cherry Point, NC - Airport: MKT, Cherry Point MCAS/Cunningham, runway 32L ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 73; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 6,320 total, 105 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days, 20 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 20020921026249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921026249A), Sep 21, 2002: Chris A1, Cherry Point, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft departed mqi as number four aircraft in a flight of four. Flight was from mqi to nkt. Upon arrival at nkt, N6QR was number four for landing. The… ## Other investigations on N6QR (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 DEN06LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN06LA005), Oct 21, 2005: Aviat A-1 (N6QR), Kaycee, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper decision to attempt a go-around and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the hard landing. 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.