Aviat A-1B N35AH

Summary

On 30 March 2022 at about 18:00 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N35AH was involved in an accident near Swan Valley, Idaho, 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

30 March 2022 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Swan Valley, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Diamond AIrstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

43.5196, -111.3810

Aircraft

Aviat A-1B

Registration

N35AH

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Idaho Falls → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR22LA139

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll on a snow-covered runway surface.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during a landing on a snow-covered, private grass airstrip, he did not adequately confirm the landing surface condition. Subsequently, as the airplane slowed down during the landing roll, the landing gear penetrated through a shallow layer of hard packed snow and then dug into several inches of snow, which caused the airplane to nose over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no preaccident malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.