Grumman American AA5A N27166

Summary

On 3 August 2007 at about 15:05 local time, a Grumman American AA5A registered N27166, operated by Carol J. Wharton, was involved in an accident near Elk River, Idaho, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

3 August 2007 at 15:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Elk River, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Elk River Airport (ID85)

Coordinates

46.8003, -116.1667

Aircraft

Grumman American AA5A

Registration

N27166

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Carol J. Wharton

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richland → Elk River

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07CA248

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudged landing flare, inadequate bounced landing recovery, and failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot landed long on the unimproved runway, porpoised, and veered into a building. The pilot said the airplane bounced on landing and veered to the right. The pilot reduced power to idle, and pulled the controls slightly back to hold the nose wheel out of the runway ruts. The airplane encountered a 3-foot deep ditch which angled it towards a power pole. The pilot applied left rudder and brake, diverting the airplane slightly to the left and into the rear quarter of a metal building at the end of the runway. The pilot reported that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.