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April 17, 2001 · Aviat A-1B · N440PS

Hagerman, ID

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
April 17, 2001
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Hagerman, ID
Aircraft
Aviat A-1B
Tail Number
N440PS
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
SEA01LA074

The pilot stated that his final approach to his private airstrip was to the east. He stated that upon touchdown, he felt he was a little too fast so he executed a go-around. He stated that upon rotation, he began drifting left and struck a small windsock at the east end of the airstrip with the airplane's left wing tip. The pilot stated that the airplane then spun left and struck the ground "flat" and dug its right wing tip into the dirt. The pilot stated that no mechanical malfunction or failure was involved in the accident, and that winds were calm. The pilot reported that his airstrip was 1,000 feet long.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during an attempted go-around, resulting in an inflight collision with a wind sock. Factors were a short runway/landing area condition, the pilot's excessive airspeed on final approach, and the wind sock.

Full Narrative

On April 17, 2001, approximately 1100 mountain daylight time, an Aviat A-1B airplane, N440PS, was substantially damaged when it struck a wind sock and crashed during an attempted go-around at a private airstrip about 2 miles north of Hagerman, Idaho. The commercial pilot, who was the airplane's sole occupant, was not injured in the accident. The pilot reported that visual meteorlogical conditions with calm winds prevailed at the time. No flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR 91 personal flight, which departed Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, Idaho, about 1030. The pilot reported that his airstrip was 1,000 feet long, with a grass surface in good condition, and that his final approach was to the east. He stated that upon touchdown, he felt he was a little too fast so he executed a go-around. He stated that upon rotation, he began drifting left and struck a small windsock at the east end of the airstrip with the airplane's left wing tip. The pilot stated that the airplane then spun left and struck the ground "flat" and dug its right wing tip into the dirt. The pilot stated that no mechanical malfunction or failure was involved in the accident.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time11:00 MDT
Nearest AirportPrivate Airstrip (0nm)
Runway9
Runway Length1000 ft
Runway Width75 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftAviat A-1B
Tail NumberN440PS
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-360-A1P · Reciprocating · 180
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 56 · Second Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
WindCalm
Visibility20 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point55 / 0 C
Altimeter0
Weather SourcePILO

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