# Accident 20010805019059A: Amrgen AA5B, St James, MI, August 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2001, 16:33 local time
- Place: St James, MI
- Airport: Welke Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6494° N, 85.5498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6494&lon=-85.5498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4545T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4545T) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010805019059A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI01LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA266), Aug 5, 2001: Grumman AA-5B (N4545T), Beaver Island, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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