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| Date: | Saturday 21 September 2024 |
| Time: | 17:43 |
| Type: |  Aviat A-1A Husky |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N56TA |
| MSN: | 1420 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 803 hours |
| Engine model: | Textron Lycoming O-360-A1P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Taft, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Shafter-Kern County Airport, CA (MIT/KMIT) |
| Taft, CA (private) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On September 21, 2024, about 1743 Pacific daylight time, an Aviat Aircraft Inc. A-1A, N56TA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Taft, California. The flight instructor and pilot-rated student were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
During an instructional flight, the flight instructor and pilot undergoing instruction (student) performed multiple landings at an airport without incident before heading to the student's private dirt airstrip. Upon arriving at the airstrip, the instructor demonstrated one landing. The student performed the second landing, and during the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to the right. Both the student and flight instructor applied the left rudder and brake in an attempt to correct back to the airstrip; however, the airplane continued to veer off the right side of the airstrip, where it struck a dirt mound and came to rest inverted.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right side of the fuselage and tail sections.
A postaccident examination of the brake system revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Both pilots reported that the wind was calm at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR24LA316
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56TA
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2025 14:53 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Jun-2025 15:08 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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