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FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5A · Parthenon, AR · August 12, 1999

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Date
August 12, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place
Parthenon, AR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9775U
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW99LA219
Reported as
Amrgen AA5A
Fatal injuries
0
N9775URegistration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5AS/N AA5A0175 · Built 1976Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Acft attempted a go-around during landing, and the acft struck trees and crashed, other circumstances are unknown.(-23) the a/c attempted to land on runway 9 at taylor airstrip. Pilot in command jimmy kates stated that he flared to alnd, but that the a/c floated down the airstrip. He elected to go around as the east end of the runway approached (hwy 327 and a telephone line were located at the east end of the runway). A go around was initiated, with engine operation reported as normal. The pilot reported the day to be hot and turbulent, with gusty winds from the south. As the a/c passed beyind the east end of the runway, it settled into the trees on the east (leeward) side of the mountain ridge below the runway. The a/c struck a tree top, and dropped almost vertically into the forest, coming to rest upright on the forest floor. The a/c was extensively damaged. The pilot, who was wearing a shoulder harness, secured the a/c and walked to a nearby house to call for help. The pilot, who was the only occupant of a/c, received minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND DURING LANDING, AND THE ACFT STRUCK TREES AND CRASHED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.(-23) THE A/C ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 9 AT TAYLOR AIRSTRIP. PILOT IN COMMAND JIMMY KATES STATED THAT HE FLARED TO ALND, BUT THAT THE A/C FLOATED DOWN THE AIRSTRIP. HE ELECTED TO GO AROUND AS THE EAST END OF THE RUNWAY APPROACHED (HWY 327 AND A TELEPHONE LINE WERE LOCATED AT THE EAST END OF THE RUNWAY). A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED, WITH ENGINE OPERATION REPORTED AS NORMAL. THE PILOT REPORTED THE DAY TO BE HOT AND TURBULENT, WITH GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTH. AS THE A/C PASSED BEYIND THE EAST END OF THE RUNWAY, IT SETTLED INTO THE TREES ON THE EAST (LEEWARD) SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE BELOW THE RUNWAY. THE A/C STRUCK A TREE TOP, AND DROPPED ALMOST VERTICALLY INTO THE FOREST, COMING TO REST UPRIGHT ON THE FOREST FLOOR. THE A/C WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. THE PILOT, WHO WAS WEARING A SHOULDER HARNESS, SECURED THE A/C AND WALKED TO A NEARBY HOUSE TO CALL FOR HELP. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF A/C, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

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 FTW99LA219Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWayton, ARThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain clearance with trees during a go-around. Factors were the gusty wind condition, and the high density altitude. Factors associated with the accident were gusty winds, and a…Aug 12, 1999 · Substantial damage