AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A 1B
Cypress, TX, November 15, 2013
Event Information
| Date | November 15, 2013 |
| Event Type | ACC |
| Location | Cypress, TX |
| Country | USA |
| Coordinates | 30.04278, -95.66722 |
| Airport | DAN JONES INTL |
| Highest Injury | NONE |
| NTSB Number | CEN14CA061 |
| Event ID | 20131119X91258 |
Aircraft
| Make | AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC |
| Model | A 1B |
| Registration # | N721DL |
| Category | AIR |
| FAR Part | 091 |
| Aircraft Damage | SUBS |
Conditions
| Light Condition | DAYL |
| Weather | VMC |
Injuries
| Fatal | 0 |
| Serious | 0 |
| Minor | 0 |
| None | 1 |
| Total Injured | 0 |
Event Location
Probable Cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control during landing which resulted in an impact with the runway surface.
Full Narrative
The pilot was making a wheel landing to a smooth dry grass runway in a tail-wheel equipped airplane. Immediately after touchdown the nose began to pitch down and the pilot's corrective inputs were unsuccessful. The propeller contacted the ground, the tail came up, and the airplane flipped and came to rest inverted. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the left wing, left strut, left aileron, vertical fin and rudder. The pilot reported that he did not react quickly enough to the downward pitching attitude.
About This NTSB Record
This aviation event was investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). NTSB investigates all U.S. civil aviation accidents to determine probable cause and issue safety recommendations to prevent future accidents.