Aviat A-1A N40AW
20 April 2004 · Visalia, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 April 2004 at about 01:00 local time, a Aviat A-1A registered N40AW, operated by William Zinger, was involved in an accident near Visalia, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Visalia, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Visalia (VIS)
- Coordinates
- 36.3186, -119.3928
- Aircraft
- Aviat A-1A
- Registration
- N40AW
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William Zinger
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Visalia → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX04LA297
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed on final approach, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed hard, ground looped, and collided with a parked airplane. The pilot was landing on an unimproved, unauthorized area of the airport. During final approach, an airplane taxied in front of him and presented a potential conflict. According to a witness, the pilot flared the airplane and the right wing dropped, "as though it may have stalled." The right wing impacted the ground and then the airplane returned to a three-point attitude. The airplane then ground looped and impacted an airplane parked on the ramp. Prior to the accident, the airport manager verbally informed the pilot that he was only to use the designated runways as landing areas.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aviat A-1A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 2004 | Aviat A-1A | Fryeburg, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 2003 | Aviat A-1A | Sitka, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 2003 | Aviat A-1A | Sandpoint, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Feb 2002 | Aviat A-1A | Afton, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2006 | Aviat A-1A | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2006 | Aviat A-1A | Woodlake, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2004 | Globe GC-1B | Placerville, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 May 2004 | Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 | Lancaster, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2004 | Beechcraft A60 | Gualala, California, United States | Richard L. Probert | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2004 | Alon A2 | Cameron Park, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Sep 2004 | Cessna 172S | Willits, California, United States | Edward A. Warburton | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jan 2004 | Cessna 172P | Granada Hills, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |