Aviat A1 N741MA

Summary

On 13 February 2010 at about 19:06 local time, a Aviat A1 registered N741MA was involved in an accident near Austin, Texas, 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

13 February 2010 at 19:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Austin, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Austin-Bergstrom Intl Airport (AUS)

Coordinates

30.1900, -97.6686

Aircraft

Aviat A1

Registration

N741MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Taylor → Austin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA120

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to properly execute a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

As the airplane touched down in a “full stall three point landing” the pilot said that he encountered a gust of wind that lifted the right wing and that he could not prevent the airplane from drifting to the left. He applied power and attempted a go-around, but the airplane became airborne for only a “short distance” before impacting terrain on the left side of the runway. There was substantial damage to the right wing, right main landing gear, and structural damage to the fuselage; there were no injuries to the two persons on board.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.