Grumman AA5 N314JG
21 April 2020 · Bloomingdale, Georgia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 April 2020 at about 17:45 local time, a Grumman AA5 registered N314JG was involved in an accident near Bloomingdale, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bloomingdale, Georgia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cypress Lakes (GA35)
- Coordinates
- 32.1597, -81.3983
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA5
- Registration
- N314JG
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1975
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Statesboro → Bloomingdale
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA20CA155
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing with a gusting quartering tailwind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he was returning to his home airport. The accident occurred during the landing attempt; the pilot could not recall the approach or accident sequence due to his injuries. According to a witness who lived near the airport, he heard the airplane and saw it fly over the midfield before it entered the left downwind leg of the traffic pattern for runway 13. He noted that the engine power was "pulled back." A few minutes later, the witness heard an impact. The airplane impacted trees and terrain on the left side of the runway and came to rest about 1,000 ft past the runway's approach end. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings, and the empennage. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the wreckage stated that he found no preaccident anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. According to a report from an airport 10 miles southeast of the accident site, the wind was gusting to 18 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Grumman AA5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2020 | Grumman AA5 | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Oct 2020 | Grumman AA5 | Baxley, Georgia, United States | Baxley Aviation LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 2020 | Grumman AA5 | Tallahassee, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 2020 | Grumman AA5 | Woodbranch, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 23 Nov 2019 | Grumman AA5 | Jackpot, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 25 Sep 2021 | Grumman AA5 | Teeside, United Kingdom | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2020 | Mooney M20K | Athens, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2020 | Ayres S2R | Perry, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Oct 2020 | Champion 8KCAB | Ellijay, Georgia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 May 2020 | Cessna 402 | Hampton, Georgia, United States | Handel International, LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2020 | Cessna 182 | Savannah, Georgia, United States | F3EA Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 2020 | Beechcraft 58 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | Eagle Parts & Products Inc | Minor injuries | - |