American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1 N6222L
9 February 1992 · Leesburg, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 9 February 1992 at about 16:14 local time, a American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1 registered N6222L, operated by Sindi P. Miller, was involved in an accident near Leesburg, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:14
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Leesburg, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Leesburg Municipal (LEE)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1
- Registration
- N6222L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sindi P. Miller
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tampa → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA92LA078
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VSO) WHILE MANEUVERING DURING A FORCED LANDING. THIS RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL) AND IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE MANAGEMENT OF FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING FOR LANDING IN VFR CONDITIONS WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PRIVATE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED A DIFFERENT RUNWAY. THE PRIVATE PILOT OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY IN A LEFT TURN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. DURING THE TURN ANOTHER PILOT REPORTED SHORT FINAL FOR THE SAME RUNWAY AND WAS INFORMED BY UNICOM RADIO TO CLEAR THE AREA. THE PASSENGER WITH THE PRIVATE PILOT INFORMED HER THAT THE OTHER AIRPLANE WAS NOT TURNING AWAY. THE PRIVATE PILOT BEGAN A LEFT TURN AND ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB. THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE FAA REVEALED THE RIGHT FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY AND NOT RUPTURED. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THE RIGHT FUEL TANK. THE LEFT FUEL TANK WAS NOT RUPTURED AND FULL OF FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 1986 | American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1 | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Mar 1984 | American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1 | Scriba, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Oct 2001 | American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1 | Batavia, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Nov 2006 | American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1 | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2007 | American Aviation Corp (Aac) AA-1 | Lansing, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 150M | Stuart, Florida, United States | Flight Training International | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1992 | Burch ROTORWAY EXEC | Lakeland, Florida, United States | Ronald W.case | No injuries | - |
| 9 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-32-260 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | Perman, William | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-28-161 | New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States | ACS, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1992 | Cessna 172N | Orlando, Florida, United States | Flight Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 8 Feb 1992 | Cessna 152 | Perry, Florida, United States | Comair Aviation Academy | No injuries | - |