Grumman AA-5B N28571
31 January 1988 · Clearwater, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 January 1988 at about 18:45 local time, a Grumman AA-5B registered N28571 was involved in an accident near Clearwater, Florida, 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 18:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clearwater, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clearwater (CLW)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5B
- Registration
- N28571
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA88LA098
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
PLT STATED ACFT STALLED DURING LANDING FLARE RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. AFTER THE HARD LANDING THE ACFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. BEFORE A GO-AROUND COULD BE COMPLETED THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT MOUND BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY CAUSING SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND FURTHER LOSS OF CONTROL. THE ACFT THEN COLLIDED WITH BUSHES AND A FENCE COMING TO REST. ARPT AUTHORITIES STATED THE DIRT MOUND STRUCK BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS THERE FOR CONSTRUCTION REASONS AND WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS 5 FEET HIGH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA-5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 1988 | Grumman AA-5B | Frazier Park, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Sep 1988 | Grumman AA-5B | Schaumburg, Illinois, United States | Keegan, Richard J. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1989 | Grumman AA-5B | South Harpswell, Maine, United States | Star Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jul 1987 | Grumman AA-5B | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | Charles D. Griffard | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Apr 1987 | Grumman AA-5B | Eagle Lake, Texas, United States | Fletcher Aviation | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jul 1987 | Grumman AA-5B | Lake Tahoe, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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