# Accident 19991113037329A: Amrgen AA5B, Fayetteville, WV, November 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, WV
- Airport: Fayette Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0495° N, 81.1002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0495&lon=-81.1002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4542P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4542P-1999-12-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 358 total, 62 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991113037329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 3 AT FAYETTE AIRPORT (I89) IN FAYETTEVILLE, WV, BUT OVER SHOT THE RUNWAY AND HIT A TREE AFTER ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND. (.4) ONE OF THE PASSENGERS, SITTING IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT, BECAME SICK AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT. AS THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRPLANE DOWNWIND, THE PASSENGER BECAME SICK AGAIN.  THE PILOT MADE A 'NORMAL' FULL-FLAP APPROACH, BUT THE AIRPLANE WAS SLIGHTLY FAST ON FINAL, AND TOUCHED DOWN TWICE BEFORE REACHING AN ELEVATED CREST IN THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT APPLIED HARD BRAKING AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED FORWARD.  IT THEN WENT OVER THE CREST, AND THE PILOT KNEW THAT HE COULD NOT STOP IT BEFORE REACHING THE END.  THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER, AND THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE.  THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A TREE, AND THE AIRPLANE SWUNG AROUND 180 DEGREES BEFORE FALLING TO THE GROUND. THE PILOT HAD UTILIZED RUNWAY 03, AND STATED THAT HE COULD NOT JUDGE WHERE THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS, DUE TO THE CREST.  ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY, THERE WAS NO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN THE RUNWAY ENDS.  THE RUNWAY SLOPED UPWARD FROM THE DEPARTURE END, UNTIL 62 FEET BEFORE THE DEPARTURE END. WEATHER, RECORDED  AT AN AIRPORT 30 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE NORTHWEST, 24 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, INCLUDED WINDS FROM 240 DEGREES MAGNETIC, AT 3 KNOTS.

## 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 NYC00LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA033), Nov 13, 1999: Grumman American AA-5B (N4542P), Fayetteville, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the landing attempt too far down the runway. A factor was the pilot's self-induced pressure to land the airplane, due to the sickness of the front seat passenger.

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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