Aviat A1 N307AM

Summary

On 27 October 2024 at about 12:00 local time, a Aviat A1 registered N307AM was involved in an accident near Seward, Alaska, 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

27 October 2024 at 12:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Seward, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

59.9097, -147.6831

Aircraft

Aviat A1

Registration

N307AM

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Anchorage → Seward

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC25LA007

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing, loss of directional control, and nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while conducting stop-and-go landings on a beach in his tailwheel-equipped airplane, he flared early which resulted in a hard landing. The pilot lost directional control of the airplane and subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted resulting in substantial damage to the wings, lift struts, rudder, and vertical and horizontal stabilizers. 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.