Grumman 1159 N5400G

Summary

On 1 February 1982 at about 16:30 local time, a Grumman 1159 registered N5400G, operated by Sunbeam Corporation, was involved in an accident near Anderson, Indiana, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 February 1982 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Anderson, Indiana, United States

Nearest airport

Anderson Municipal (AID)

Coordinates

40.1307, -85.7604

Aircraft

Grumman 1159

Registration

N5400G

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Sunbeam Corporation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chicago → Peoria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI82DA033

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVED, THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WAS PLOWED. A CESSNA 182 PILOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THE BRAKING ACTION AS FAIR TO POOR. THE AIRCREW DECIDED TO LAND AS CLOSE TO THE APPROACH END AS POSSIBLE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT BEEN ADVISED BY NOTAM, TOWER, OR FBO OF A SNOWBANK WHICH WAS AT THE THRESHOLD. HE STATED THAT THE GROUND WAS WHITE FROM SNOW AND THAT THE SNOWBANK WAS NOT DISTINGUISHABLE. BOTH MAIN GEAR WENT THROUGH THE SNOWBANK. THE LEFT GEAR FAILED WHICH ALLOWED THE LEFT WING TO SETTLE TO THE GROUND AS THE LANDING CONTINUED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.