# NTSB NYC00LA238: Aviat A-1B, N475C, Newberryport, MA, August 23, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 23, 2000, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC) - Place: Newberryport, MA - Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 6, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50080 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00LA238 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50080/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA238 ## Probable cause the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing and a subsequent rejected landing. Factors were the crosswind, and the delayed corrective action by the pilot. ## 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 - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - aircraft parked/standing ## Analysis The pilot reported that he performed a wheel landing with a 90-degree crosswind from the left of about 8 knots. As the tail wheel was being lowered and the flaps raised, the airplane became 'squirrelly'. The pilot added power for a 'go-around', and the airplane departed the right side of the runway. The airplane continued for 345 feet, until it struck a parked airplane. According to the FAA, the airplane departed the runway at a 30-degree angle and continued for 345 feet, until it struck a parked airplane. Continuous tire tracks from the airplane were observed from the runway to the accident site. A pilot rated passenger reported that he told the front seat pilot to cut the power when the airplane departed the runway. However there was no response, and he closed the throttle before impact. ## Factual narrative On August 23, 2000, about 1645 Eastern Daylight Time, an Aviat A-1B, N475C, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing at Plum Island Airport, Newberryport, Massachusetts. The certificated private pilot and pilot rated passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight. No flight plan had been filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the front seat pilot and airplane owner, the flight was uneventful until he had completed a wheel landing on runway 28. The wing flaps were raised, the tail wheel was lowered, and the airplane became "squirrelly." Power was added for a "go-around". The airplane lifted momentarily, and then descended, contacted the ground, and departed the runway to the right with about a 20 to 30 degree angle. He next remembered the engine was not producing power, and the wings were level. The airplane settled to the ground, rolled, and struck a parked airplane. The pilot estimated the winds were a direct crosswind from the left at 8 knots. The pilot rated passenger in the rear seat reported that he remembered a normal landing followed by a loss of directional control. He reported that he retarded the throttled when they were about 15 feet away from the other airplane. However, he also stated that he did not touch the control stick or rudder pedals. In his written statement, the pilot rated passenger reported that he told the pilot to cut the power over the intercom multiple times, but there was no response from the pilot. An inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), reported the airplane departed the runway to the right at a 30 degree angle. The airplane traveled for about 345 feet before it struck a parked, unoccupied airplane, which was about 170 feet to the right side of the runway. Uninterrupted tire tracks were observed leading from the runway to the accident site. On the accident airplane, both wing spars were bent, the engine mounts, and firewall were bent. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N475C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N475C-2011-06-07), registration cancelled 2011-06-07, S/N 2068 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Aviat A-1B - Registry model: [Aviat A-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1b) (registry code 2210406) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 2068 - Airframe hours: 118 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1P 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: David J. Murphy - Registered owner: New Tricks, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 21, 2000, 118 hours before - Departed: 7B3, HAMPTON, NH - Destination: 2B2 - Airport: 2B2, Plum Island, runway 28, 2,520 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 725 total, 74 in this make and model, 725 as pilot in command, 61 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 75 °F ## 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 20000823013979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000823013979A), Aug 23, 2000: Aviat A1B, Newburyport, MA, No damage. (-23) The Aviat entered downwind for rwy 28 at Plum Island and proceeded to make a crosswind approach and landing. The Aviat, after touchdown, began to drift… From the NTSB's public API. 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