Aviat A-1B N37HY

Summary

On 3 September 2009 at about 20:08 local time, a Aviat A-1B registered N37HY, operated by United States Department of Interior, was involved in an accident near Gulkana, Alaska, 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

3 September 2009 at 20:08

Classification

Accident

Location

Gulkana, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

55.9204, -159.4899

Aircraft

Aviat A-1B

Registration

N37HY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

United States Department of Interior

Operating rule

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gulkana → Gulkana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09TA092

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive use of brakes during an off-airport landing, resulting in the airplane nosing over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was on a federal public use wildlife surveillance flight under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The pilot reported that while landing at an off-airport site he applied the brakes too hard and the airplane nosed over. He reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies, and that the airplane sustained substantial damage to both wing lift struts, the vertical stabilizer, and the tops of the wings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.