Grumman American Avn AA-5A N9982U
15 September 2011 · Cleveland, Georgia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 September 2011 at about 18:15 local time, a Grumman American Avn AA-5A registered N9982U was involved in an accident near Cleveland, Georgia, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cleveland, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mountain Airpark (0GE5)
- Coordinates
- 34.5589, -83.7133
- Aircraft
- Grumman American Avn AA-5A
- Registration
- N9982U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Canon → Cleveland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA11CA492
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's poor decision to land with a tailwind, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was landing on a turf runway with a tailwind gusting to 15 knots. During the landing, the pilot could not slow the airplane before it departed the end of the runway and impacted a fence, resulting in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman American Avn AA-5A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2011 | Grumman American Avn AA-5A | Linden, North Carolina, United States | Guyton Joseph W | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Oct 2012 | Grumman American Avn AA-5A | Fairhope, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2010 | Grumman American Avn AA-5A | Lakeview, Oregon, United States | Nicholls Tony | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 2014 | Grumman American Avn AA-5A | Homosassa, Florida, United States | Deford Francis D | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 2015 | Grumman American Avn AA 5A | Harrisburg, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Jul 2015 | Grumman American Avn AA 5A | Mackay, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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