Aviat A-1 N56LG
13 August 1996 · Worland, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 1996 at about 17:50 local time, a Aviat A-1 registered N56LG was involved in an accident near Worland, Wyoming, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Worland, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Worland Muni (WRL)
- Coordinates
- 44.0001, -107.9500
- Aircraft
- Aviat A-1
- Registration
- N56LG
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairburn → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA96LA190
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
overload failure of the landing gear axle, after its design stress limits had been exceeded at some undetermined time.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that as the airplane touched down on the turf runway, the right main landing gear collapsed. The airplane then veered to the right and nosed over. A postaccident examination revealed that the right main landing gear had separated at the axle. A metallurgical examination of the break revealed that the fracture was due to overload that started on the bottom of the tube and progressed upwards. The specialist conducting the test stated that the fracture progression was consistent with a large upward load on the end of the axle such as would be experienced with a hard landing. However, the time of the overload was not determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aviat A-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 1996 | Aviat A-1 | Togiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1996 | Aviat A-1 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1995 | Aviat A-1 | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1997 | Aviat A-1 | San Fernando, Argentina | Aviat, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1997 | Aviat A-1 | Novato, California, United States | Christopher T. Condy | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Aviat A-1 | Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1996 | Champion 7ECA | Lander, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1996 | Cessna A185E | Cody, Wyoming, United States | Spirit Mountain Aviation LC | No injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1996 | Bell 206B | Greybull, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 1996 | Piper PA-18 | Gillette, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Apr 1996 | Cessna 177B | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 7 Feb 1996 | Bell 206B | Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States | U.s. Dept. of the Interior | No injuries | - |