# Accident 19980118000459A: Amrgen AA1A, Orlando, FL, January 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.5594° N, 81.3490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.5594&lon=-81.3490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6364L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6364L-2001-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1A (registry code 0630710, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1A
- Reported engine: LYC O235C2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 269 total, 113 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980118000459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STALLED TURNING FINAL FOR LANDING AA1A HAS RELATIVELY HIGH STALL SPEED. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AS HE TURNED FROM THE BASE LEG OF THE LANDING TRAFFIC PATTERN TO THE FINAL APPROACH HE ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO GET TOO SLOW, AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED.                                               (-23)ON JANUARY 18, 1998, AT 1600 EST, AN AMERICAN AVIATION AA1A, N6364L, OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED, STALLED ON THE APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31 AT THE ORLANDO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONALS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 264172117.  THE PLEASURE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ST. AUGUSTINE AIRPORT NEAR ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA ON JANUARY 18, 1998, AT APPROXIAMTELY 1515 EST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL98LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA034), Jan 18, 1998: American General AA-1A (N6364L), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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