Grumman American AA-5 N6511L

Summary

On 13 March 2005 at about 20:06 local time, a Grumman American AA-5 registered N6511L was involved in an accident near Chesapeake, Ohio, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 March 2005 at 20:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Chesapeake, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Lawrence County Airpark (HTW)

Coordinates

38.4181, -82.5053

Aircraft

Grumman American AA-5

Registration

N6511L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chesapeake → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC05FA058

3 people died.

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the aborted landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Witnesses observed the airplane approach to the runway; however, it appeared to be high, and as it passed over the runway, it executed a go-around. The airplane continued around the traffic pattern, and returned to land a second time. The second landing attempt appeared to be fast, and the intended touchdown point was "far down the runway." The pilot then applied power, and the airplane became airborne, with a nose high attitude. The airplane continued in a nose high attitude, and cleared the 30-foot high trees located at the end of the runway. The tail of the airplane then began to wobble, the right wing dropped, and the airplane descended to the ground about 1/4 mile from the airport. A postcrash fire consumed a majority of the main wreckage. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any abnormalities with the airframe or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.