Aviat HUSKY A-1 N22HU

Summary

On 17 February 2005 at about 21:15 local time, a Aviat HUSKY A-1 registered N22HU was involved in an accident near Kalispell, Montana, 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 February 2005 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kalispell, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

Private Strip (NONE)

Coordinates

48.2817, -114.2236

Aircraft

Aviat HUSKY A-1

Registration

N22HU

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glacier Int. Ap → Kalispell

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA05CA050

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree located off the departure end of his private airstrip during an aborted landing attempt. Factors include trees located near the departure end of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a landing attempt at his private airstrip, the pilot allowed the aircraft to bounce high enough that he elected to abort the landing and come around for a second approach. He therefore added power and started to establish his initial climb, but then inadvertently allowed the aircraft to come in contact with a pine tree located just off the departure end of the runway. After contacting the tree, the aircraft spun around, dropped into another tree, and then slid to the ground. According to the pilot, there was no indication of any malfunction of the engine or flight controls.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.