Grumman American AA-5B N81189
14 April 2001 · Dade City, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 April 2001 at about 22:30 local time, a Grumman American AA-5B registered N81189 was involved in an accident near Dade City, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dade City, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Field Of Dreams
- Coordinates
- 28.3650, -82.1967
- Aircraft
- Grumman American AA-5B
- Registration
- N81189
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Petersburg → Dade City
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA01LA122
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and loss of directional control which resulted in an in-flight collision with a fence during the go-around, resulting in a subsequent forced landing in a pasture.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was on final to land on runway 26, and during the landing the airplane bounced and went to the left. He said he attempted to execute a go-around but the aircraft went through a plastic fence which lined the runway and ceased climbing, so he set it down in a pasture. The pilot said that the wings and horizontal stabilizers were damaged as a result of the accident, and prior to the accident, there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the aircraft or any of its systems.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman American AA-5B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Aug 2001 | Grumman American AA-5B | Marietta, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 2002 | Grumman American AA-5B | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Nov 2000 | Grumman American AA-5B | Montauk, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 2002 | Grumman American AA-5B | Harwinton, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2002 | Grumman American AA-5B | Marietta, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 8 May 1999 | Grumman American AA-5B | Claremore, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2001 | Enstrom F-28C | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2001 | Robinson R-22 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 2001 | Cessna 177 | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Thomas W. Norton | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Extra Flugzeugbau EA300/L | St. Augustine, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2001 | Boeing 737-200 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2001 | Beechcraft C90 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |