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FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5B · Dade City, FL · April 14, 2001

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Date
April 14, 2001 · 18:30 local
Place
Dade City, FL
Airport
Fieldofdreams
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N81189
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA01LA122
Reported as
Amrgen AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
130 total23 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N81189Registration cancelled Sep 26, 2002 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B0453 · Built 1977Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.19)On April 14, 2001, about 1830 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American AA-5B, N81189, registered to, and operated by a private owner, as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight , collided with a fence during landing, at a private field in Dade City, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in st. petersburg, Florida, the same day, about 1800. The pilot stated that he was performing a soft field landing at a private grass strip, on about a 260-degree heading, with a right crosswind. The pilot further stated that during the landing, he was not in the center of the landing strip, and he was blown into a fence which lined the edge of the strip. He stated that he tried to add power and execute a go-around, but after the aircraft collided with the fence he committed himself to landing. During the landing rollout, the airplane's nosewheel collapsed, and the aircraft slid to a stop, incurring substantial damage. (-23)no narrative (.4) on April 14, 2001, about 1830 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American AA-5B, N81189, registered to, and operated by a private owner, as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, collided with a fence during landing, at aprivate field in Dade City, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in st. petersburg, Florida, the same day, about 1800. The pilot stated that he was on final to land on runway 26, and the wind was about 310 degrees, at a velocity of 6 knots. The pilot further stated that the touchdown may have been a little fast, and the aircraft bounced once and went to the left. He said that he then attempted to execute a go-around, and the aircraft went through a plastic fence which lined the runway. According to the pilot, he continued to climb, thinking that he could make it back around for another landing, but the aircraft ceased climbing, and he had to set it down in a pasture. He said that the aircraft incurred damage to the wings and horizontal stabilizers, and prior to the accident, there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the aircraft, or any of its systems.

As the FAA filed it

(.19)ON APRIL 14, 2001, ABOUT 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B, N81189, REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT , COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING LANDING, AT A PRIVATE FIELD IN DADE CITY, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1800. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING A SOFT FIELD LANDING AT A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, ON ABOUT A 260-DEGREE HEADING, WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, HE WAS NOT IN THE CENTER OF THE LANDING STRIP, AND HE WAS BLOWN INTO A FENCE WHICH LINED THE EDGE OF THE STRIP. HE STATED THAT HE TRIED TO ADD POWER AND EXECUTE A GO-AROUND, BUT AFTER THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE FENCE HE COMMITTED HIMSELF TO LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE'S NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP, INCURRING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23)NO NARRATIVE (.4) ON APRIL 14, 2001, ABOUT 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-5B, N81189, REGISTERED TO, AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING LANDING, AT APRIVATE FIELD IN DADE CITY, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1800. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ON FINAL TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26, AND THE WIND WAS ABOUT 310 DEGREES, AT A VELOCITY OF 6 KNOTS. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE FAST, AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE AND WENT TO THE LEFT. HE SAID THAT HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH A PLASTIC FENCE WHICH LINED THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE CONTINUED TO CLIMB, THINKING THAT HE COULD MAKE IT BACK AROUND FOR ANOTHER LANDING, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CEASED CLIMBING, AND HE HAD TO SET IT DOWN IN A PASTURE. HE SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS, AND PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THERE HAD BEEN NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TO THE AIRCRAFT, OR ANY OF ITS SYSTEMS.

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 MIA01LA122Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDade City, FLthe pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and loss of directional control which resulted in an in-flight collision with a fence during the go-around, resulting in a subsequent forced landing in a pasture.Apr 14, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N81189 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20020901023979AZephyrhills, FL(.19) On September 1, 2002, at 0635 eastern daylight time, an unregistered Grumman American AA5B, N81189, operated by a private pilot collided with trees and a family home while on approach to Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, Florida. The personal flight…Sep 1, 2002 · Destroyed · 2 fatal