Aviat A-1B N290AM
17 December 2003 · Hailey, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 December 2003 at about 23:20 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N290AM was involved in an accident near Hailey, Idaho, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 23:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hailey, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN)
- Coordinates
- 43.5047, -114.2967
- Aircraft
- Aviat A-1B
- Registration
- N290AM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jerome Airport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA04LA028
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent group loop and the collapse of the right main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
After landing on runway 13, the airplane initially veered to the left during its landing roll. The pilot then overcorrected to the right using too much right brake, and then overcorrected back to the left. This resulted in the right wing rising, the left main gear collapsing, and the left wing striking the runway surface. The airplane continued its rotation to the left, eventually coming to rest in an upright position. The pilot reported the wind at the time of the accident as being variable at 4 knots, while the local weather observation facility at the airport reported the wind being calm.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aviat A-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2003 | Aviat A-1B | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 2003 | Aviat A-1B | Driggs, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2003 | Aviat A-1B | Okobojo, South Dakota, United States | Larry Teuber | No injuries | - |
| 12 May 2004 | Aviat A-1B | Halifax, Massachusetts, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Sep 2002 | Aviat A-1B | Arco, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Dec 2002 | Aviat A-1B | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-28-180 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Sep 2003 | Beechcraft T-34 (A-45) | McCall, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Globe GC-1B | Cottonwood, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 2003 | Wood AVID MAGNUM | Kooskia, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 2003 | Kaman K-600 | Nordman, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jun 2003 | Aviat A-1 | Atlanta, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |