Aviat A1 N868X

Summary

On 12 September 2018 at about 23:30 local time, a Aviat A1 registered N868X, operated by Summit Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Bentonville, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 September 2018 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Bentonville Muni/Louise M Thad (VBT)

Coordinates

36.3483, -94.2192

Aircraft

Aviat A1

Registration

N868X

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Summit Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bentonville → Bentonville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA549

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an attempted go-around after the airplane bounced, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing, the tailwheel-equipped airplane bounced. The airplane then bounced again twice and veered left of the centerline, and he applied "stick back" to pin the tail down. He then applied full throttle to go around but did not relieve the back pressure on the stick. Subsequently, the airplane pitched up in a "very high" angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin and subsequent impact with the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.