American General AG5B N118VU
22 April 2001 · Culver, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 April 2001 at about 16:00 local time, a American General AG5B registered N118VU was involved in an accident near Culver, Indiana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Culver, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Fleet Field Airport (IN73)
- Coordinates
- 41.2106, -86.4190
- Aircraft
- American General AG5B
- Registration
- N118VU
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lawrenceville → Grand Rapids
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA120
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the wrong runway selected by the pilot which resulted in a tailwind landing condition. Factors to the accident were the tailwind, the wet runway, the reduced braking action, and the airport perimeter fence.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he encountered deteriorating in-flight visibilities and rain along his route of flight and elected to land at the Fleet Field Airport. The pilot reported that during the landing, on runway 34 (2,400 feet by 75 feet, wet/asphalt), braking action was poor due to the wet runway condition. The pilot stated that the aircraft overran the end of the runway, struck the airport perimeter fence, and finally coming to rest on a perimeter road. No anomalies were found with the aircraft control systems, including the brake system, which could be associated with any preexisting condition. At the time of the accident, weather data indicated the winds were 180-degrees magnetic at 6-knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other American General AG5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2003 | American General AG5B | Beaufort, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1999 | American General AG5B | Van Nuys, California, United States | D&S Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 1997 | American General AG5B | Texarkana, Arkansas, United States | Terry M. Britt | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1994 | American General AG5B | Lakeport, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 May 1993 | American General AG5B | Princeton, New Jersey, United States | Raritan Valley Flying School | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Feb 1993 | American General AG5B | Vergennes, Vermont, United States | A. Bashawaty/John Derubeis | Fatal | 1 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2001 | Cessna 150M | Dyer, Indiana, United States | Chicago Business Air Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 May 2001 | Madsen LANCAIR 320 | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 2001 | Boeing B757-200 | Kokomo, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Shanklin RV-6A | Poseyville, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 200 | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2001 | Cessna 150L | Munster, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |