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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amrgen AA5A · De Motte, IN · June 8, 1999

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Date
June 8, 1999 · 06:00 local
Place
De Motte, IN
Airport
De Motte Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3791Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI99LA176
Reported as
Amrgen AA5A
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,040 total2 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days
N3791ZRegistered now · Gulfstream American AA-5BS/N AA5B-1254Airframe modelGulfstream American AA-5B

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What happened

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

Acft landed long and ran off the end of the rwy. (.4) the private pilot conducted a local flight. On landing he allowed the airplane to touch down approximately 1,000 feet down the 2,600 foot runway. He was unable to stop the airplane on the remaining runway due to the wet turf runway. The pilot told investigators that he did not realize the runway was wet prior to the accident. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any pre-existing anomalies. (-23)the aircraft landed long approximately halfway down the runway. The landing roll-out was over extended due to wet turf runway. Aircraft ran off the departure end.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY. (.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT CONDUCTED A LOCAL FLIGHT. ON LANDING HE ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO TOUCH DOWN APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET DOWN THE 2,600 FOOT RUNWAY. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY DUE TO THE WET TURF RUNWAY. THE PILOT TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT HE DID NOT REALIZE THE RUNWAY WAS WET PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER THE ACCIDENT FAILED TO REVEAL ANY PRE-EXISTING ANOMALIES. (-23)THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING ROLL-OUT WAS OVER EXTENDED DUE TO WET TURF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI99LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDemotte, INThe pilot's misjudging distance/speed resulting in an overrun. A contributing factor was the wet condition of the turf runway.Jun 8, 1999 · Substantial damage