- Date
- May 8, 1992, 08:55 local (14:55 UTC)
- Place
- Arco, ID
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N200HUAviat A-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920508016789A
- Case key
- 41671
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions resulting in failure to maintain directional control. Factors contributing to the accident were: crosswinds and gusts.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
After diverting due to weather the pilot executed a full flap approach to runway 5 at the airport. He reported the winds at the time of the landing as 320 degrees at 8 knots gusting to 14. Upon touchdown the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft and during the recovery the left wingtip impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N200HU
- Reported as
- Aviat A-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1203
- Airframe hours
- 23
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C1G, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bjornson, Donald R.
- Registered owner
- Bjornson, Donald R.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000 · 23 hours before
- Departed
- IDA · Idaho Falls, ID
- Destination
- SMN · Salmon, ID
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- U57 · Arco-Butte County, runway 5, 4,800 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,542 total · 15 in this make and model · 1,397 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 8 knots, gusting 14
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.