# Accident 19990521026259A: Airpts A9B, Hartselle, AL, May 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1999, 13:50 local time
- Place: Hartselle, AL
- Airport: Rountree Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4307° N, 86.9296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4307&lon=-86.9296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9082A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9082A-2012-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aircraft Parts & Dev. A-9B (registry code 0360122, https://openairdocs.org/model/aircraft-parts-dev-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 349 total, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990521026259A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON MAY 21, 1999, AT 1350 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AIRCRAFT PARTS & DEVELOPMENT CORP. A-9B, N9082A, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, AND NOSED OVER DURING LANDING AT THE ROUNDTREE FIELD AIRPORT, IN HARTSELL, ALABAMA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED HARTSELL, ALABAMA, AT APPROXIMATELY 1345. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DURING A HIGH SPEED TAXI FAMILIARIZATION, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE. AT THAT POINT, THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND THE PATTERN AND LAND.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, HE STALLED THE AIRPLANE SHORT OF  THE RUNWAY; THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND, AND NOSED OVER. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE CONSISTED OF THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. A REVIEW OF THE PILOT'S FLIGHT EXPERIENCE DISCLOSED THAT HE HAD NOT LOGGED ANY FLIGHT TIME IN THE A-9B AIRP LANE AS PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

## 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 ATL99LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA095), May 21, 1999: Aircraft Parts & Dev. A-9B (N9082A), Hartsell, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain flying speed that resulted in the inflight collision with the ground. A factor was the pilot's lack of total experience in the aircraft.

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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