Grumman American Avn AA-5A N9860U

Summary

On 17 December 2015 at about 13:57 local time, a Grumman American Avn AA-5A registered N9860U was involved in an accident near Friendswood, Texas, 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.

Date

17 December 2015 at 13:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Friendswood, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Polly Ranch (7XS0)

Coordinates

29.5047, -95.1753

Aircraft

Grumman American Avn AA-5A

Registration

N9860U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Friendswood → Friendswood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA083

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's loss of directional control during an aborted landing, which resulted in a collision with a tree and impact with the ground.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that during the second landing of his flight, the airplane bounced twice and veered left. He reported that as the airplane was about to exit the left side of the runway, he applied full power to abort the landing. The student pilot reported that the airplane collided with a tree 60 feet above the ground on the left side of runway, spun around 270 degrees in the air and impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.