Accident Aviat A-1 N6QR, Friday 21 October 2005
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Date:Friday 21 October 2005
Time:14:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUSK model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aviat A-1
Owner/operator:
Registration: N6QR
MSN: 1384
Total airframe hrs:417 hours
Engine model:Lycoming O-360-A1P
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Kaycee, Wyoming -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Casper/Natrona County International Airport, WY (CPR/KCPR)
Destination airport:Kaycee, WY
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
According to the passenger, during the landing, the touchdown was "hard" and they bounced several times; however, they "maintained centered on the runway." He stated that the pilot "decided to take off" and added power. The airplane "pulled left [off] of center, putting a tree in [their] path." The passenger stated that the pilot pulled the power back and pulled the nose of the airplane up "into a steep climb, stalling the [air]plane." The airplane impacted in a left wing low attitude, followed by the nose of the airplane, causing substantial damage. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.

Probable Cause: the pilot's improper decision to attempt a go-around and the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the hard landing.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: DEN06LA005
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 5 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB DEN06LA005

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

21 September 2002 N6QR James Henry Crossingham 0 Cherry Point, North Carolina sub

Revision history:

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