Grumman American AA-5A N26116

Summary

On 8 June 1983 at about 22:40 local time, a Grumman American AA-5A registered N26116, operated by Atlanta Navy Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Dobbins Afb, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 June 1983 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Dobbins Afb, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Dobbins Afb (MGE)

Coordinates

33.9506, -84.5395

Aircraft

Grumman American AA-5A

Registration

N26116

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Atlanta Navy Flying Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Marietta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83FKG09

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

THE STUDENT PLT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF WHEN SHE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE WHERE A RIGHT TURN WAS NEEDED, HOWEVER, THE ACFT DID NOT TURN AS IT SHOULD. THE INSTRUCTOR PLT THEN TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT. HE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE, THEN BOTH BRAKES, BUT HAD NEGATIVE RESULTS. AT THAT POINT, THE ACFT WAS HEADED TOWARD A PORTABLE BUILDING. THE INSTRUCTOR TURNED OFF THE MAGNETO SWITCHES JUST BEFORE THE ACFT HIT THE BUILDING. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT BOTH BRAKES WERE WORN, A PUCK WAS MISSING FROM THE LEFT BRAKE & 1/2 OF THE RIGHT BRAKE ROTOR/DISK HAD SEPARATED AT THE BASE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.