Aviat A-1B N290AM
8 September 2002 · Arco, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 September 2002 at about 17:30 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N290AM was involved in an accident near Arco, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Arco, Idaho, United States
- Nearest airport
- Butte County Airport (AOC)
- Coordinates
- 43.6036, -113.3342
- Aircraft
- Aviat A-1B
- Registration
- N290AM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Driggs → Arco
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA02LA188
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, resulting in an inadvertent ground loop. Factors include wind gusts during the period of time at which the landing took place.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot, who was attempting a full stop landing on a paved runway, executed an uneventful touchdown, but during the landing roll the aircraft encountered a wind gust that lifted its left wing. Although the pilot attempted to correct the situation, he was unable to compensate for the sudden wind gust in time to keep the aircraft from entering an inadvertent ground loop. During the ground loop sequence, the left wing impacted the runway surface and sustained substantial damage. According to the pilot, there did not seem to be any malfunction of the aircraft's flight control system.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aviat A-1B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2002 | Aviat A-1B | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 2003 | Aviat A-1B | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2001 | Aviat A-1B | Apex, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 2001 | Aviat A-1B HUSKY | Odessa, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2003 | Aviat A-1B | Hailey, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2001 | Aviat A-1B | Hagerman, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-22/20 | Shearer, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2002 | Piper PA-28-180 | Yellow Pine, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Mar 2002 | Piper PA-31 | Atlanta, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Stinson 108-1 | Heyburn, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2002 | Beechcraft C-35 | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Cessna R172K | Salmon, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |