Aviat A-1 N8XJ

Summary

On 5 August 2005 at about 21:00 local time, a Aviat A-1 registered N8XJ was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, 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

5 August 2005 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Goose Bay (Z40)

Coordinates

61.3944, -149.8456

Aircraft

Aviat A-1

Registration

N8XJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lake Hood → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC05LA117

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the dual student, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the dual student's excessive application of the brakes.

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

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The owner of the accident airplane reported that the certificated flight instructor was conducting a Title 14, CFR Part 91 instructional flight giving tailwheel instruction and practicing wheel landings, when the dual student applied the brakes too heavily, and the airplane nosed over. The owner said the instructor reported damage to the wing leading edges, rudder and lift struts. The owner indicated there were no known mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.