19800202001789A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-5A · Atlanta, GA · February 2, 1980

Date
February 2, 1980 · 14:01 local
Place
Atlanta, GA
Airport
Dekalb-Peachtree
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N26673
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA80FKG16
Reported as
Gulstm AA5A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
343 total37 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airplane failed to leave ground effect after early downwind rotation. Pilot aborted. Skidded off end of runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRPLANE FAILED TO LEAVE GROUND EFFECT AFTER EARLY DOWNWIND ROTATION. PILOT ABORTED. SKIDDED OFF END OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.