# NTSB SEA05CA050: Aviat Husky A-1, N22HU, Kalispell, MT, February 17, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: February 17, 2005, 14:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Kalispell, MT
- Coordinates: 48.281665, -114.223609
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2817&lon=-114.2236&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 28, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61038
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA05CA050
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61038/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA050

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree located off the departure end of his private airstrip during an aborted landing attempt. Factors include trees located near the departure end of the runway.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, landing - aborted
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

During a landing attempt at his private airstrip, the pilot allowed the aircraft to bounce high enough that he elected to abort the landing and come around for a second approach. He therefore added power and started to establish his initial climb, but then inadvertently allowed the aircraft to come in contact with a pine tree located just off the departure end of the runway. After contacting the tree, the aircraft spun around, dropped into another tree, and then slid to the ground. According to the pilot, there was no indication of any malfunction of the engine or flight controls.

## Factual narrative

On February 17, 2005, approximately 1415 mountain standard time, a Aviat Husky A-1, N22HU, impacted a tree during an aborted landing at a private airstrip about six miles north of Kalispell, Montana. The private pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured, but the aircraft, which is owned and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The local 14 CFR Part 91 personal pleasure flight was being operated in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan had been filed.

According to the pilot, during his landing attempt at his private airstrip, the aircraft bounced high enough that he elected to abort the landing and come around for a second approach. He therefore added power and started to establish his initial climb, but then inadvertently allowed the aircraft to come in contact with a pine tree located just off the departure end of the runway. After contacting the tree, the aircraft spun around, dropped into another tree, and then slid to the ground. According to the pilot, there was no indication of any malfunction of the engine or flight controls.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22HU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22HU), registered now, S/N 1355 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Aviat Husky A-1
- Registry model: [Aviat A-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (registry code 2210400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1355
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-A1P 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Ray P. Zampieri
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: KFCA, Glacier Int. Ap, MT
- Destination: Kalispell, MT
- Airport: NONE, Private Strip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 848 total, 300 in this make and model, 8 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 20050217002199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050217002199A), Feb 17, 2005: Chris A1, Kalispell, MT, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he attempted to land on a 1,000 foot grass strip he had prepared on his property. Aircraft bounced on landing. Pilot attempted a go-around,…

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.

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