Aviat A-1B N115XT
19 July 2010 · Casper, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 July 2010 at about 14:30 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N115XT was involved in an accident near Casper, Wyoming, 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 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Casper, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Casper/Natrona County Intl. (KCPR)
- Coordinates
- 42.9078, -106.4642
- Aircraft
- Aviat A-1B
- Registration
- N115XT
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Casper → Casper
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR10CA358
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 during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after two uneventful wheel landings in a tailwheel-equipped airplane he attempted a three point landing. During touchdown the pilot reported he was “carrying too much speed” and “lost control” of the airplane. The airplane exited the right side of the runway and ground looped. During the accident sequence, the left wing struck the ground and was substantially damaged. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine prior to the accident. At the time of the accident, the airport’s automated weather system reported the wind as calm.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aviat A-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2010 | Aviat A-1B | Bettles Field, Alaska, United States | National Park Service | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 2010 | Aviat A-1B | Moab, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2010 | Aviat A-1B | Idabell, Oklahoma, United States | McCurtain County Abstract & Title Co LLC | No injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 2010 | Aviat A-1B | Heber City, Utah, United States | Stern Lessing S | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2010 | Aviat A-1B | Centennial, Colorado, United States | Steven McFarland` | No injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 2010 | Aviat A-1B | North Bend, Washington, United States | Robert Londo | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2010 | Holt Herbert L LONG EZ | Afton, Wyoming, United States | Holt Herbert L | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 2010 | Aero Commander 114B | Lander, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 29 Dec 2010 | Boeing 757-223 | Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States | American Airlines Inc | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jul 2010 | Cessna 177 | Rawlins, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 2010 | Mooney M20J | Lander, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
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