Aviat A-1C N76WY

Summary

On 6 December 2015 at about 17:20 local time, a Aviat A-1C registered N76WY, operated by Sawtooth Plantation LLC., was involved in an accident near Hurtsboro, Alabama, 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

6 December 2015 at 17:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Hurtsboro, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Private Property (None)

Coordinates

32.1658, -85.3933

Aircraft

Aviat A-1C

Registration

N76WY

Category

Airplane

Year built

2013

Engines

1

Operator

Sawtooth Plantation LLC.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eufaula → Hurtsboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA068

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's incorrect use of brake pressure during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of a tail-wheel equipped airplane landing at an unpublished airstrip reported that he made a 3-point touchdown, moved the flight controls full aft, and applied brakes. During the landing roll, the pilot reported that he saw trees ahead and increased brake pressure, but as he did so the nose tilted forward and the airplane nosed over. The vertical stabilizer and left wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.