Grumman American AA-5A N27175

Summary

On 28 October 2007 at about 20:40 local time, a Grumman American AA-5A registered N27175 was involved in an accident near Sequim, Washington, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 October 2007 at 20:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Sequim, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Diamond Point Airstrip (2WA1)

Coordinates

48.0931, -122.9264

Aircraft

Grumman American AA-5A

Registration

N27175

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Townsend → Sequim

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA08FA013

1 person died.

The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude that led to an undershoot; his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll; and his failure to maintain clearance from trees during an attempted aborted landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After landing short of the runway threshold and proceeding off the left side of the runway into the grass median during the landing roll, the pilot initiated an aborted landing by adding full power. The airplane was observed about 10 feet above the ground in a steep nose up attitude prior to impacting a tree with its left wing. The airplane subsequently struck two more trees with its left wing before entering a spin to the left, descending uncontrolled, and partially impacting a private residence before coming to rest in the property's backyard. A post crash fire consumed the airplane. No preimpact anomalies were noted with the airplane, which would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.