# Accident 19990608006629A: Amrgen AA5A, De Motte, IN, June 8, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1999, 06:00 local time
- Place: De Motte, IN
- Airport: De Motte Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1609° N, 87.2600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1609&lon=-87.2600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3791Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3791Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gulfstream American AA-5B (registry code 3970106, https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5A
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 2 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990608006629A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI99LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA176), Jun 8, 1999: Grumman American AA-5B (N3791Z), Demotte, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudging distance/speed resulting in an overrun. A contributing factor was the wet condition of the turf runway.

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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