Grumman AA-5A N14LC

Summary

On 17 December 1984 at about 19:20 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N14LC was involved in an accident near Manassas, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 December 1984 at 19:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Manassas, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Manassas (W20)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Grumman AA-5A

Registration

N14LC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO85FA009

1 person was seriously 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

AFTER A HIGHER AND FASTER APCH THAN USUAL DUE TO CONFLICTING TRAFFIC, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSEWHEEL AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES. AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE, POWER WAS ADDED FOR A GO AROUND, THE PILOT LATER STATED. WITNESSES SAW THE NOSE PITCH UP AND THE LEFT WING DROP WITH AN ACCOMPANYING LEFT YAW CONCURRENT WITH THE ADDITION OF POWER. THE ROLL AND YAW CONTINUED UNTILGROUND CONTACT IN A LEFT WING LOW, NOSE LOW ATTITUDE ABOUT 50 FT LEFT OF THE RWY 16R PAVEMENT. THE STUDENT PILOT SOLOED TWO DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. HE HAD ACCUMULATED 25 TOTAL HOURS, BUT ONLY 10 IN THE AA-5A.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.