American AA1 N9341L
23 June 2016 · Knoxville, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 23 June 2016 at about 12:30 local time, a American AA1 registered N9341L was involved in an accident near Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and 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.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sky Ranch (TN98)
- Coordinates
- 35.8856, -83.9567
- Aircraft
- American AA1
- Registration
- N9341L
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1971
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Knoxville → Knoxville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA16LA228
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in a quartering headwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot landed the airplane on a 2,100-ft-long, 150-ft-wide turf runway in a 15-knot right quartering headwind and lost control of the airplane after touchdown. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, proceeded in a straight line across a paved taxiway, struck a parked vehicle, and came to rest after impacting a hangar about 800 ft from the approach end of the runway. Examination of the wreckage did not reveal evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation, nor did the pilot report any.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other American AA1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 2018 | American AA1 | Warthen, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 2009 | American AA1 | Lake Placid, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1983 | American AA1 | Wiota, Iowa, United States | Harry Barr | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1982 | American AA1 | Opheim, Montana, United States | Michael R. McCumber | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Jan 1977 | American AA1 | Plano, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1977 | American AA1 | Cahokia, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2016 | Cessna A185 | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2016 | Bell 206 | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States | Great Smoky Mountain Helicopters Inc | Fatal | 5 |
| 18 Jun 2016 | Mooney M20 | Clifton, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2016 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Dec 2016 | Piper PA28 | Madisonville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 2016 | Bell 407 | Mountain City, Tennessee, United States | PHI Air Medical | Minor injuries | - |