Grumman AA-5A N26207

Summary

On 6 October 1985 at about 15:45 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N26207 was involved in an accident near Sawyer, North Dakota, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

6 October 1985 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Sawyer, North Dakota, United States

Nearest airport

Pietsch Airstrip

Coordinates

48.0203, -101.1291

Aircraft

Grumman AA-5A

Registration

N26207

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Minot → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN86LA003

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 PLT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO DECREASE TO THE EXTENT OF ACTIVATING THE ACFT STALL WARNING SYSTEM ON FINAL APCH AT 100 FT ABOVE THE GROUND AND 200 FT FROM THE END OF THE RWY. HE CORRECTED THE LOW AIRSPEED CONDITION BY LOWERING THE NOSE, RESULTING IN A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. HE INITIATED AN EXCESSIVE NOSE HIGH LANDING FLARE TO COMPENSATE FOR THE HIGH RATE OF DECENT, CAUSING THE ACFT TO STALL 10-15 FT ABOVE THE RWY. THE PLT CONTINUED THE LANDING WITH NO CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE ACFT IMPACTED THE RWY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE, BOUNCED 50-60 FT INTO THE AIR, CROSSED A DIRT ROAD AND LANDED IN A FLD WHERE IT COLLIDED WITH A LARGE BALE OF HAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.