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Grumman American AA-5A N26671

26 July 1992 · Battleground, Washington, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 July 1992 at about 16:15 local time, a Grumman American AA-5A registered N26671, operated by Van Bladeren, Ronald W., was involved in an accident near Battleground, Washington, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Battleground, Washington, United States
Nearest airport
Parkside (WA87)
Coordinates
45.7996, -122.4799
Aircraft
Grumman American AA-5A
Registration
N26671
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Van Bladeren, Ronald W.
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Vancouver → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA92LA163

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S DELAYED DECISION TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING THE ACCIDENT WERE: A TAILWIND, TREES, AND THE IMPROPER USE OF THE CARBURETOR HEAT AND FLAPS BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

AFTER EXECUTING AN APPROACH TO THE EAST RUNWAY THE PILOT OF THE AA-5A PERCEIVED A 'SIGNIFICANT TAILWIND' DURING HIS FLARE. WITH 1300 FEET OF THE 2000 FOOT LONG RUNWAY REMAINING, AND AT 50 MPH HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND GO AROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED APPLYING 'FULL POWER, FLAPS UP AND CARB HEAT OFF' AND THEN STATED THAT 'AS THE FLAPS RETRACTED THE LAST 15 TO 20 DEGREES, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LEVEL OFF.' THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES AND THEN POWER LINES BEYOND THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. AN FAA EXAMINER ON SITE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORTED AN 8 TO 10 KNOT TAILWIND AND POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY FAA PERSONNEL REVEALED THE CARB HEAT IN THE FULL OUT (ON) POSITION. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE AA-5A CALL FOR CARB HEAT 'OFF' AND FLAPS 'RETRACT, AFTER ACCELERATING TO SAFE AIRSPEED' FOR BALKED LANDINGS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Grumman American AA-5A accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
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no coordinates
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25 Dec 1991 Grumman American AA-5A
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7 Sep 1995 Grumman American AA-5A
N9642U
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no coordinates
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6 Aug 1996 Grumman American AA-5A
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29 Dec 1996 Grumman American AA-5A
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no coordinates
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