Aviat A-1C-200 N315CF

Summary

On 28 June 2024 at about 17:15 local time, a Aviat A-1C-200 registered N315CF was involved in an accident near Cedar City, Utah, 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 June 2024 at 17:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Cedar City Regional (CDC)

Coordinates

37.7000, -113.1000

Aircraft

Aviat A-1C-200

Registration

N315CF

Category

Airplane

Year built

2021

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Santa Paula → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA220

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, with gusty tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that during the landing roll the wind shifted from a quartering headwind to a tailwind, and “threw me off the runway.” The pilot attempted to correct with opposite rudder and aileron inputs to counteract the wind shift, however, the airplane bounced and nosed over. The vertical stabilizer, rudder, and right wing lift strut were substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing on runway 20 and reported that the wind was variable at 28 to 45 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.