Aviat A1 N288MD
18 September 2015 · Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 2015 at about 16:30 local time, a Aviat A1 registered N288MD was involved in an accident near Rock Springs, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rock Springs-Sweetwater County (RKS)
- Coordinates
- 41.5928, -109.0558
- Aircraft
- Aviat A1
- Registration
- N288MD
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2001
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Afton → Rock Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA264
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing roll with a "considerable" left cross wind, the left wing "rose." He reported that the airplane veered to the left, and ground looped. The right main landing gear collapsed and the right wing impacted the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2015 | Aviat A1-B | Afton, Wyoming, United States | Douglass Miller Tadman | No injuries | - |
| 13 Dec 2015 | Aviat A1 | Broadus, Montana, United States | Curt Shatzer | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2017 | Aviat A1 | Williamsport, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2012 | Aviat A1 | Somerset, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2018 | Aviat A1 | Bentonville, Arkansas, United States | Summit Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 2018 | Aviat A1 | Red Creek, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep 2015 | Alon A2 | Laramie, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Cessna TR182 | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 1 Jul 2015 | Cessna A188B | Saratoga, Wyoming, United States | Circle S Aviation | No injuries | - |
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