Grumman AA-5A N9958U
21 February 1982 · Monona, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 February 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N9958U, operated by Wings Over Iowa, was involved in an accident near Monona, Iowa, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Monona, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Monona Municipal (7C3)
- Coordinates
- 43.0505, -91.3895
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5A
- Registration
- N9958U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wings Over Iowa
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monona → Winona
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC82DA038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
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
THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE SOUTH END OF THE RUNWAY TO DEPART WITH THREE PASSENGERS. HE BEGAN A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ROLL ON A SOFT, WET RUNWAY WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS. THE NOSE WHEEL WAS LIFTED OFF EARLY. IT WAS HELD OFF AS THE PLANE ACCELERATED. THE PILOT REPORTED REACHING AN AIRSPEED THAT WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH. THE PLANE LIFTED OFF, BUT SETTLED BACK TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT INITIATED AN ABORT BY REDUCING THE POWER TO IDLE AND APPLYING BRAKES. THE PLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WENT THROUGH A DITCH, AND CAME TO REST ON A ROAD. THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED. THE PROPELLER, LOWER COWLING, AND RIGHT WING WERE DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 1982 | Grumman AA-5A | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | Rivair Flying Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1982 | Grumman AA-5A | Lincoln Park, New Jersey, United States | JOE Mallon | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1982 | Grumman AA-5A | Frankford, Michigan, United States | Bowman Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1982 | Grumman AA-5A | Wiscasset, Maine, United States | Charles D. Stanton | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1982 | Grumman AA-5A | Toketee, Oregon, United States | Donald R. Bennett | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1983 | Grumman AA-5A | Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States | Minuteman Airways | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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