ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 291111
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| Date: | Friday 13 March 2015 |
| Time: | 17:40 LT |
| Type: |  Aviat A-1B |
| Owner/operator: | Douglass Miller Tadman |
| Registration: | C-FTAD |
| MSN: | 2177 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 701 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming 0-360-A1P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Afton, Wyoming -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Great Falls International Airport, MT (GTF/KGTF) |
| Afton Municipal Airport, WY (AFO/KAFO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was flying a cross-country flight under visual flight rules in a tailwheel equipped airplane. During the final approach to a full stop landing, the pilot reported that he flared too high and as a result the airplane bounced and veered to the right. The pilot applied left rudder but was unable to stop the airplane from departing the runway to the right. During the runway excursion the airplane impacted a snow pile adjacent to the runway and nosed over. The pilot reported that he typically lands on soft runway surfaces less than 2,000 ft. in length and suspected that his perception during the flare may have been impacted while landing on this 7,025 ft. runway.
The pilot did not observe any preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane and the winds were reporting calm during the time of the accident. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the right wing.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA15CA007
History of this aircraft
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| 18 September 2015 | N288MD | Private | 0 | Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport (KRKS), Rock Springs, WY | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Oct-2022 09:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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