Aviat HUSKY A-1B C-GTHY

Summary

On 15 August 2007 at about 00:00 local time, a Aviat HUSKY A-1B registered C-GTHY was involved in an accident near Moab, Utah, 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

15 August 2007 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Moab, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Mineral Canyon Strip Airport (UT75)

Coordinates

38.7550, -109.7547

Aircraft

Aviat HUSKY A-1B

Registration

C-GTHY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moab → Moab

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07CA249

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control that resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

One of the conventional gear airplane's main wheels encountered low vegetation during the takeoff ground roll and the aircraft ground looped. The pilot positioned the airplane at the southeast end of the runway, facing northwest for departure using the full length of runway 32. During the takeoff run, the pilot moved the airplane to the left edge of the runway centerline to avoid a patch of mud on the runway. Just before rotation speed, the left main wheel got caught in the low brush vegetation and uneven ground at the edge of the runway. The pilot cut the power and applied full right rudder, but the airplane continued to turn to the left off the runway until the right wing tip impacted the ground, and stopped the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.