AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C near Denver, CO — 2009-02-25
- Date
- 2009-02-25
- Location
- Denver, CO, USA
- Airport
- KAPA
- Aircraft
- AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C
- Registration
- N75WY
- Category
- Airplane
- Highest injury
- None
- Fatalities
- 0
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control during taxi. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.
NTSB narrative
The private pilot was cleared by tower to take runway 17 for takeoff, " when a gust of wind picked up the left wing" and rotated the aircraft approximately 45 degrees to the right. The right wing made contact with the runway. The aircraft came to rest in an upright position with the nose on the runway. Substantial damage was confined to the firewall and damage to the right main landing gear, and propeller. The pilot and passenger were not injured. Weather reportedd at the departure airport 10 minutes after the accident indicated winds from 160 degrees at 21 knots with gusts to 30 knots.
NTSB coding
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