Pilot Debrief

AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B near Moab, UT — 2010-05-06

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Date
2010-05-06
Location
Moab, UT, USA
Airport
UT75
Aircraft
AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
Registration
N200HY
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate crosswind compensation resulting in a loss of directional control and impact with bushes.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the accident occurred during a mountain flying familiarization flight from an airport having a field elevation of 3,900 feet mean sea level. At the time of the pilot's takeoff from runway 32, which was 2,000-feet-long and 40-feet-wide, the wind was from 020 degrees at 10 to 15 knots. The pilot indicated that after liftoff, while the airplane was still in ground effect, he failed to maintain a flight track over the runway's centerline. The airplane drifted left, its left wing tip impacted bushes adjacent to the runway, and the airplane came to rest with a bent fuselage and ripped wing skins. The pilot indicated that the accident would have been prevented had he adequately compensated for the crosswind condition.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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