20030705013719A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5B · Block Island, RI · July 5, 2003

Date
July 5, 2003 · 11:00 local
Place
Block Island, RI
Airport
Block Island State
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1966L
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC03LA150
Reported as
Amrgen AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
584 total35 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) On final approach into kbid engine started burbling and lost power at approximately 1000 feet altitude, pilot continued in an uncontrolled descent, stall warning was on and the rate of descent was approx 1000 feet per min. He regained power and bounced off the runway while attempting a go around. Uncontrolled crash into three other aircraft approximately 1200 feet down and to the right of the runway approx 500 feet causing substantial damage to his aircraft and two others and minor damage to a fourth aircraft. No injuries. Other aircraft: N44TE bonanza, N65517 Cessna 172, N78897 Mooney.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FINAL APPROACH INTO KBID ENGINE STARTED BURBLING AND LOST POWER AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET ALTITUDE, PILOT CONTINUED IN AN UNCONTROLLED DESCENT, STALL WARNING WAS ON AND THE RATE OF DESCENT WAS APPROX 1000 FEET PER MIN. HE REGAINED POWER AND BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING A GO AROUND. UNCONTROLLED CRASH INTO THREE OTHER AIRCRAFT APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY APPROX 500 FEET CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO HIS AIRCRAFT AND TWO OTHERS AND MINOR DAMAGE TO A FOURTH AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES. OTHER AIRCRAFT: N44TE BONANZA, N65517 CESSNA 172, N78897 MOONEY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.