- Date
- June 10, 2022, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Big Creek, ID · Big Creek Lodge
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N55HUAviat A-1B
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class
- Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office
- Western Pacific Region
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20220610009809A
- Case key
- 105244
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with fencing.
Findings · 3
NTSB’s coded findings. Those marked are part of the probable cause; the rest are factors or other findings. Under each, the cases with the same finding.
Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Analysis
The pilot reported that, during departure the airplane encountered windshear and he could not maintain directional control. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway and collided with two fences. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The wings and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation
Aircraft
- Registration
- N55HU
- Reported as
- Aviat A-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2046
- Built
- 1999
- Airframe hours
- 2,614.9
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A1P, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kaihai Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 19, 2021
- Departed
- U60 · Big Creek, ID
- Airport
- U60 · Big Creek Airport, runway 01, 3,550 × 110 ft, grass/turf
- Equipment
- Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B
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
- 31
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Without waivers/limitations
- Last flight review
- May 2, 2021
- Seat
- Front
- Restraint
- 5-point
- Flight hours
- 905.6 total · 654.9 in this make and model · 855.7 as pilot in command · 15.1 in the last 90 days · 9.9 in the last 30 days · 3.2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 13 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Observed at
- KMYL, 36 nm away
- METAR
- KMYL 101851Z AUTO 21013G21KT 10SM SCT065 BKN095 23/07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02280072
Docket · 2
The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 30, 2022, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 3.0 MB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N55HU · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.