# Accident 19990812011799A: Amrgen AA5A, Parthenon, AR, August 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Parthenon, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0006° N, 93.1792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0006&lon=-93.1792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9775U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9775U-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (registry code 3960106, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990812011799A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW99LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA219), Aug 12, 1999: Grumman American AA-5A (N9775U), Wayton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.…

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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