Grumman AA-5B N28817

Summary

On 10 September 2000 at about 20:22 local time, a Grumman AA-5B registered N28817 was involved in an accident near Carrollton, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 September 2000 at 20:22

Classification

Accident

Location

Carrollton, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Carrollton/Carroll County (TSO)

Coordinates

40.5692, -81.0900

Aircraft

Grumman AA-5B

Registration

N28817

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Put-In-Bay → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD00FA082

1 person died.

Pilot's improper decision to delay the aborted landing, which resulted in an insufficient airspeed during climb and subsequent collision with terrain. A factor was the wet runway and tailwind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot attempted his first landing to the wet 4,300-foot long asphalt runway, but touched down beyond the halfway point and aborted the landing. On his second attempt to land on Runway 7, the pilot approached at 80 knots, and landed about 300 feet beyond the landing threshold. The pilot then raised the flaps and applied the brakes, but the brakes locked and the aircraft skidded. About 2/3 down the runway, the pilot aborted the landing. He applied full power, added 10 degrees of flaps, and started a climb. The pilot heard the stall horn and realized that he could not out climb the tree covered hills located off the end the runway, and elected to 'crash straight ahead.' The pilot reported that the cause of the accident was, 'I came in a little too hot.' The pilot also acknowledged that he did not get a good look at the windsock, but thought he landed with a tailwind. The surface winds were from 250 degrees at 6 knots, and at 2,600 feet msl they were from 250 degrees at 31 knots. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.