Aviat A 1 N335SB

Summary

On 28 August 2017 at about 00:00 local time, a Aviat A 1 registered N335SB, operated by Park County Sheriffs Office, was involved in an accident near Cody, 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

28 August 2017 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cody, Wyoming, United States

Nearest airport

Yellowstone Rgnl (COD)

Coordinates

44.5203, -109.0239

Aircraft

Aviat A 1

Registration

N335SB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Park County Sheriffs Office

Operating rule

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cody → Cody

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

GAA17CA512

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot in the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he landed on the asphalt surface of runway 4 with full flaps and about 40 knots airspeed. The pilot reported that, during the landing roll, a wind gust struck the airplane's left side, the airplane ground looped to the left, and the right-wing strut collided with the 7,000-ft runway distance marker. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing strut and the wing spar. The METAR at the accident airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 020° at 9 knots. No wind gusts were reported at the time of the accident. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.