Grumman AA-5KB N4531R

Summary

On 17 June 1999 at about 19:40 local time, a Grumman AA-5KB registered N4531R was involved in an accident near Iowa City, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 June 1999 at 19:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Iowa Municipal Airport (IOW)

Coordinates

41.6693, -91.5094

Aircraft

Grumman AA-5KB

Registration

N4531R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Washington → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI99LA187

2 people had minor injuries.

the pilot stalled the airplane. Factors included the instructor pilot's inadequate preflight briefing and improper in flight decision.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot reported that as they flew the left downwind for the touch and go on runway 24, the flight instructor 'mentioned an approach which involved a short field, soft field, dead stick over a 50 foot obstacle.' The pilot reported that he attempted to land using the suggested technique. The pilot reported the flight instructor told him when to pull the power to idle and begin the glide. The pilot reported, '... I realized I was too high, so [I] made an 'S' turn to the south and then to the north, descending all the while.' At 50 feet agl the stall warning horn sounded. The pilot applied full power and lowered the nose slightly, but the airplane impacted the soft ground beside the runway in a 'pancake' fashion. The pilot reported the instructor pilot did not brief the landing technique prior to the flight, and the flight instructor did not demonstrate the maneuver in flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.