Grumman AA-1 N5788L

Summary

On 29 August 1982 at about 00:33 local time, a Grumman AA-1 registered N5788L, operated by Sidney C. Irby, was involved in an accident near Pearland, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 August 1982 at 00:33

Classification

Accident

Location

Pearland, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Houston Airpark (21T)

Coordinates

29.5504, -95.2692

Aircraft

Grumman AA-1

Registration

N5788L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Sidney C. Irby

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pearland → Pearland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW82DA352

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING AN ENGINE RUN-UP, BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH ON ONE MAGNETO. HE DID NOT STATE WHICH. HE REPORTED THAT AFTER THE ENGINE WAS LEANED, THE ROUGHNESS DISAPPEARED AND A TAKEOFF WAS MADE. HE STATED THAT AFTER LIFT OFF, THRUST WAS INADEQUATE TO PRODUCE A CLIMB. HE WAS ABLE TO CLEAR A DITCH AND SOME SMALL TREES BEFORE BEING FORCED TO LAND. HOWEVER, DURING THE LAND ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RAILROAD TRACK SHEARING OFF THE NOSE AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH THROUGHOUT THE TAXI, RUN-UP, AND TAKEOFF.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.