Grumman American Avn AA-1B N1608R

Summary

On 31 May 2012 at about 22:30 local time, a Grumman American Avn AA-1B registered N1608R was involved in an accident near Lawrence, Massachusetts, 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.

Date

31 May 2012 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Lawrence Municipal (LWN)

Coordinates

42.7175, -71.1281

Aircraft

Grumman American Avn AA-1B

Registration

N1608R

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lawrence → Lawrence

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA377

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, 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

After flying for about 40 minutes without incident, the pilot returned to the departure airport to practice touch-and-go landings and takeoffs. The pilot stated that she landed on the 3,900-foot-long runway as she normally did for a full-stop landing. She retracted the flaps, adjusted the trim, and advanced the throttle. As the airplane lifted off the ground, the pilot became concerned that it was too far down the runway and too close to the ground to clear trees that were located beyond the departure end of the runway. She elected to abort the takeoff and was not able to stop the airplane on the remaining runway. The airplane departed the end of the runway, rolled through grass, down an embankment, and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its empennage. The pilot reported that the airplane did not experience any mechanical malfunctions or failures during the accident. She further stated that she may have taken too much time to transition the airplane for takeoff after landing and also thought that if she had committed to the takeoff, the airplane would have adequately cleared the trees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.