Aviat A-1B N440PS

Summary

On 17 April 2001 at about 17:00 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N440PS was involved in an accident near Hagerman, 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

17 April 2001 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hagerman, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip

Coordinates

42.8095, -114.9097

Aircraft

Aviat A-1B

Registration

N440PS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hailey → Hagerman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA01LA074

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during an attempted go-around, resulting in an inflight collision with a wind sock. Factors were a short runway/landing area condition, the pilot's excessive airspeed on final approach, and the wind sock.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that his final approach to his private airstrip was to the east. He stated that upon touchdown, he felt he was a little too fast so he executed a go-around. He stated that upon rotation, he began drifting left and struck a small windsock at the east end of the airstrip with the airplane's left wing tip. The pilot stated that the airplane then spun left and struck the ground "flat" and dug its right wing tip into the dirt. The pilot stated that no mechanical malfunction or failure was involved in the accident, and that winds were calm. The pilot reported that his airstrip was 1,000 feet long.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.