N82PL

On September 18, 2009, a Aviat Aircraft INC A-1C (N82PL) was involved in an incident near Mcarthur, CA. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing due to animals unexpectedly running onto the runway.

The pilot, who was located in the front seat of the tail wheel equipped airplane, had just completed two uneventful full stop landings at the private grass airstrip. The pilot in the rear seat then took the controls, and departed with the intention of performing a full stop landing. The rear seated pilot stated that during the landing, cattle ran from behind a line of trees, and onto the runway. He did not have enough separation from the cattle to perform a go-around, so he aggressively applied the brakes. The airplane subsequently nosed over causing substantial damage to the wings.

This incident is documented in NTSB report WPR09CA456. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N82PL.