# Accident 20010414011139A: Amrgen AA5B, Dade City, FL, April 14, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 14, 2001, 18:30 local time - Place: Dade City, FL - Airport: Fieldofdreams - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 28.3650° N, 82.1967° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3650&lon=-82.1967&mi=10 - Aircraft: N81189, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81189-2002-09-26) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B - Reported engine: LYC O360A4K - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 23 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA122) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010414011139A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 MIA01LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA122), Apr 14, 2001: Grumman American AA-5B (N81189), Dade City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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… ## Other reports on N81189 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20020901023979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901023979A), Sep 1, 2002: Amrgen AA5B (N81189), Zephyrhills, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.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… 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. 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