Aviat A-1A N29HU

Summary

On 11 February 2002 at about 20:10 local time, a Aviat A-1A registered N29HU was involved in an accident near Afton, Wyoming, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 February 2002 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Afton, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Afton Municipal (AFO)

Coordinates

42.7191, -110.9202

Aircraft

Aviat A-1A

Registration

N29HU

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Afton → Afton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN02LA024

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with a snow bank. Contributing factors were the icy runway and the snow bank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he intentionally landed the airplane slightly right of centerline to avoid a strip of ice on the runway. When the airplane touched down, it started to veer to the right. The pilot corrected by applying left rudder, but "action was not normal." He said his "left foot did not feel positioned right." He then adjusted the positioning of his foot on the rudder pedal. At this point the aircraft was getting close to the east side of the runway, and he corrected back towards the centerline. The right elevator struck a snow bank, and the airplane veered sharply to the right, hit the snow bank and nosed down.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.