# NTSB WPR24LA220: Aviat A-1C-200, N315CF, Cedar City, UT, June 28, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 28, 2024, 11:15 local (17:15 UTC) - Place: Cedar City, UT · on airport - Coordinates: 37.7, -113.1 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7000&lon=-113.1000&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - 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 - NTSB case key (mKey): 194596 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR24LA220 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194596/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194596 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA220 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, with gusty tailwind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-200, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2210411), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-200, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2210411), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-200, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=2210411), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-200, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2210411), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-200, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2210411), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-200, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2210411), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-200, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2210411), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Aviat A-1C-200, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2210411), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll the wind shifted from a quartering headwind to a tailwind, and “threw me off the runway.” The pilot attempted to correct with opposite rudder and aileron inputs to counteract the wind shift, however, the airplane bounced and nosed over. The vertical stabilizer, rudder, and right wing lift strut were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 20 and reported that the wind was variable at 28 to 45 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N315CF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N315CF), registered now, S/N 3379, built 2021 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-200 - Registry model: [Aviat A-1C-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1c-200) (registry code 2210411) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-A1D6](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1d6) (registry code 41822, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 3379 - Year built: 2021 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-A1D6 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SZP, Santa Paula, CA - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: CDC, Cedar City Regional, runway 20, 8,653 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot, Electronic primary flight display, Onboard weather, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 19; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 26, 2022; seat: front; flight hours: 91 total, 23.2 in this make and model, 43.3 as pilot in command, 23.2 in the last 90 days, 8.9 in the last 30 days, 0.7 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 20 knots, gusting 37 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.99 inHg - Turbulence: Unknown - Observed at: KCDC - METAR: METAR KCDC 281753Z AUTO 20020G37KT 10SM CLR 32/03 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 21037/1746 SLP059 T03170033 10317 20167 58007= ## 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 20240628008639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240628008639A), Jun 28, 2024: Aviat Aircraft Inc A-1C-200, Cedar City, UT, Substantial damage. On June 28, 2024 an Aviat/ A-1C-200 aircraft lost control on landing at Cedar City, Utah. During landing roll the aircraft veered off runway and flipped over… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 12, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194596. 9.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 7.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17480587&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20flat_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17481670&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR24LA220%20photo%20array-Rel.pdf 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. 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