Aviat A 1 N8QT

Summary

On 3 June 2020 at about 21:00 local time, a Aviat A 1 registered N8QT was involved in an accident near Glendive, Montana, 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

3 June 2020 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Glendive, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Dawson Community (GDV)

Coordinates

47.1386, -104.8072

Aircraft

Aviat A 1

Registration

N8QT

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williston → Glendive

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA166

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in gusting wind condition which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane was configured for landing on runway 30, and he intended to perform a three-point landing. He estimated that the wind was from 260° at 30 kts. When the airplane was about 1 ft above the runway surface, it encountered a microburst with a strong gust of wind which lifted the left wing. The pilot was unable to counteract the sudden attitude shift and the right wing drug on the ground. The pilot attempted to abort the landing as the left wing then impacted the ground, and the airplane became airborne shortly thereafter. The pilot remained in the airport traffic pattern and landed uneventfully. The left aileron was partially torn off as a result of the accident sequence. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.