Aviat A-1 N70HU

Summary

On 6 July 2006 at about 21:30 local time, a Aviat A-1 registered N70HU was involved in an accident near Watervliet, Michigan, 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.

Date

6 July 2006 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Watervliet, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Private (PVT)

Coordinates

42.1936, -86.2603

Aircraft

Aviat A-1

Registration

N70HU

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dowagiac → Watervliet

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA179

Nobody was injured.

The presence of the deer on the runway which resulted in the pilot taking evasive action leading to the nose-over. A factor was the excessive braking by the pilot.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was damaged when it nosed over during landing on a private grass airstrip. In a telephone conversation, the pilot said that he was landing at the private strip to give a ride to a person. He stated that he performed a flyby of the airstrip to check the condition of the strip and then entered a normal traffic pattern. He stated that he touched down "very early on the runway" and while rolling out, a deer came onto the runway from an adjacent field. He stated that he applied the brakes when he saw the deer and the airplane flipped over onto its back. He stated that there were no problems with the airplane. He estimated that the runway was 800 feet long and 75 feet wide.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.