Aviat A-1C N82PL

Summary

On 18 September 2009 at about 02:00 local time, a Aviat A-1C registered N82PL was involved in an accident near McArthur, California, 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

18 September 2009 at 02:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McArthur, California, United States

Nearest airport

Oilar Private Airstrip (PVT)

Coordinates

41.4567, -120.6225

Aircraft

Aviat A-1C

Registration

N82PL

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McArthur → McArthur

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA456

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing due to animals unexpectedly running onto the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was located in the front seat of the tail wheel equipped airplane, had just completed two uneventful full stop landings at the private grass airstrip. The pilot in the rear seat then took the controls, and departed with the intention of performing a full stop landing. The rear seated pilot stated that during the landing, cattle ran from behind a line of trees, and onto the runway. He did not have enough separation from the cattle to perform a go-around, so he aggressively applied the brakes. The airplane subsequently nosed over causing substantial damage to the wings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.