Aviat A-1B N101HY

Summary

On 25 June 2011 at about 18:45 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N101HY, operated by Kevin Charles Booth, was involved in an accident near Livermore, California, 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

25 June 2011 at 18:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Livermore, California, United States

Nearest airport

Livermore Municipal Airport (KLVK)

Coordinates

37.6894, -121.8189

Aircraft

Aviat A-1B

Registration

N101HY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Kevin Charles Booth

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Columbia → Livermore

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA293

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was returning from a local area flight and made a normal approach with a 3 point touchdown. After touchdown, the left wing lifted and the airplane veered to the left. He was unable to maintain directional control so he initiated a go-around. The airplane briefly became airborne before the right wing dropped and struck the ground and the airplane came to rest facing towards the east. According to the weather station located on the airport, the wind was reported as calm at the approximate time of the accident. However, during the time period from an hour before the accident to an hour after the accident wind conditions were reported as varying from 254 to 294 degrees with speeds of 7 to 9 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.