Grumman American AA-5 N6191L

Summary

On 27 August 1983 at about 22:30 local time, a Grumman American AA-5 registered N6191L, operated by Bert A. Lawson, was involved in an accident near Junction City, Kansas, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 August 1983 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Junction City, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Junction City Municipal (3JC)

Coordinates

39.0201, -96.8393

Aircraft

Grumman American AA-5

Registration

N6191L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bert A. Lawson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minneapolis → Junction City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC83LA203

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

DURING ARRIVAL, THE PLT NOTICED AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM JUST TO THE WEST OF THE ARPT. WHILE ON THE APPROACH, HE NOTICED THE WIND SOCK INDICATING A SOUTHEAST WIND WITH LITTLE VELOCITY. THE PLT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS ON A SHORT FINAL APPROACH, THE WIND SHIFTED TO THE NORTH, PROBABLY DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE THUNDERSTORM. FINDING HIMSELF HALFWAY DOWN THE RWY AFTER ENCOUNTERING THE WINDSHIFT, HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND. HE MISSED SOME WIRES AT THE END OF THE RWY, BUT THE RIGHT WING OF THE ACFT STRUCK A POWER LINE POLE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.