Grumman American Avn AA-5 N7138L

Summary

On 31 December 2008 at about 17:00 local time, a Grumman American Avn AA-5 registered N7138L was involved in an accident near Brunswick, Georgia, 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.

Date

31 December 2008 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Brunswick, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK)

Coordinates

31.2586, -81.4664

Aircraft

Grumman American Avn AA-5

Registration

N7138L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wilmington → Brunswick

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA09CA118

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing flare. Contributing to the accident were the gusting winds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

While landing, the pilot approached the runway in a "crab" and with the right wing down, into the wind. The pilot stated that a "strong gust" of wind pushed the right wing toward the ground as the main gear touched down in a nose-up attitude. The airplane became airborne; the pilot decided to initiate a go-around and applied full power. As the airplane gained altitude, another gust of wind rolled the airplane to the right. The pilot applied full ailerons and rudder authority to level the wings, then realized the airplane was headed towards trees that it would be unable to clear. The pilot then pulled the throttle to idle and flared the airplane into a stall as the airplane descended into the trees. The wind at the time of the accident was 40 degrees right of the airplane's nose at 12 knots, gusting to 20 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.