Aviat A1-B C-FTAD

Summary

On 13 March 2015 at about 23:40 local time, a Aviat A1-B registered C-FTAD, operated by Douglass Miller Tadman, was involved in an accident near Afton, Wyoming, 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

13 March 2015 at 23:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Afton, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Afton Muni (AFO)

Coordinates

42.7078, -110.9419

Aircraft

Aviat A1-B

Registration

C-FTAD

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Douglass Miller Tadman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Great Falls → Afton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA007

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was flying a cross-country flight under visual flight rules in a tailwheel equipped airplane. During the final approach to a full stop landing, the pilot reported that he flared too high and as a result the airplane bounced and veered to the right. The pilot applied left rudder but was unable to stop the airplane from departing the runway to the right. During the runway excursion the airplane impacted a snow pile adjacent to the runway and nosed over. The pilot reported that he typically lands on soft runway surfaces less than 2,000 ft. in length and suspected that his perception during the flare may have been impacted while landing on this 7,025 ft. runway. The pilot did not observe any preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane and the winds were reporting calm during the time of the accident. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.