Grumman American AA1 N6105L

Summary

On 10 August 1983 at about 17:30 local time, a Grumman American AA1 registered N6105L was involved in an accident near Bishop, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 August 1983 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Bishop, California, United States

Coordinates

37.5009, -118.3092

Aircraft

Grumman American AA1

Registration

N6105L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bishop → Las Vegas

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA381

Nobody was injured.

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 ACFT LANDED HARD DURING A FORCED LANDING AND COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR PILOT REPORTED THAT 10-15 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF HE EXPERIENCED PITCH CONTROL PROBLEMS. HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE ACFT AND MADE A FORCED LANDING STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE PILOT STATED THAT POSSIBLY HE HIT A BIRD BUT ALSO NOTED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT A BOLT ON THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB LINKAGE WAS MISSING. MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATED THAT ON THE LAST 100 HOUR INSPECTION THE RUDDER, AILERON AND ELEVATOR CABLES WERE INSPECTED AND THE ELEVATOR BUNGEE HOUSING WAS INSPECTED AND NO DEFECTS FOUND. THIS INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AT A TACH TIME OF 1068.3. THE TACK TIME AFTER THE ACCIDENT WAS 1127.74. NO EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE WAS FOUND DURING EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.