NTSB Identification
CEN10CA120
14 CFR Part 91
General Aviation
Probable Cause Approval Date
7/15/2010
Aircraft
AVIAT A1 (N741MA)
Injuries
2 Uninjured.

Accident occurred Saturday, February 13, 2010 in Austin, TX

As the airplane touched down in a “full stall three point landing” the pilot said that he encountered a gust of wind that lifted the right wing and that he could not prevent the airplane from drifting to the left. He applied power and attempted a go-around, but the airplane became airborne for only a “short distance” before impacting terrain on the left side of the runway. There was substantial damage to the right wing, right main landing gear, and structural damage to the fuselage; there were no injuries to the two persons on board.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and his failure to properly execute a go-around.