Aviat A-1B N74HP

Summary

On 26 November 2006 at about 20:00 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N74HP was involved in an accident near St Louis, Missouri, 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

26 November 2006 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.7267, -90.5083

Aircraft

Aviat A-1B

Registration

N74HP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

St Louis → St Louis

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA030

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing which resulted in the wing striking the ground during the inadvertent ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged during an aborted landing. The student pilot reported that he had returned from a cross country flight and then refueled and returned to the active runway to perform some touch and go landings. He reported that upon his final landing, the airplane touched down and veered to the right. He stated that he attempted to go-around and the right wheel made contact with the dirt adjacent to the runway turning the airplane sharply to the right. He reported that the left wingtip contacted the ground and he closed the throttle and the airplane came to a complete stop. The pilot did not report any malfunction of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.