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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5B · St James, MI · August 5, 2001

Date: August 5, 2001 · 16:33 local
Place: St James, MI
Airport: Welke Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4545T
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA266
Reported as: Amrgen AA5B

N4545TRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B1268 · Built 1979 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5B Engine 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.

(-23) Pilot landed on runway 35 at beaver island Welke Airport (6Y8). Landed long and went off the end of the runway. (.19) on August 5, 2001, at 1415 eastern daylight time, a Grumman AA-5B, N4545T, collided with the terrain after over running the end of the runway while landing at the Welke Airport, beaver island, Michigan. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and a VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated from harbor springs, Michigan, on August 5, 2001, at 1345 eastern daylight time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AT BEAVER ISLAND WELKE AIRPORT (6Y8). LANDED LONG AND WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. (.19) ON AUGUST 5, 2001, AT 1415 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GRUMMAN AA-5B, N4545T, COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN AFTER OVER RUNNING THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT THE WELKE AIRPORT, BEAVER ISLAND, MICHIGAN. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN, ON AUGUST 5, 2001, AT 1345 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME.

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 CHI01LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeaver Island, MIThe pilot misjudged the approach and landing, and his failure to abort the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the trees at the approach end of the runway and the sand/gravel pit that the airplane traveled into.Aug 5, 2001 · Substantial damage