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FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5B · Crystal River, FL · June 14, 2004

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Date
June 14, 2004 · 09:45 local
Place
Crystal River, FL
Airport
Crystal River Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4516V
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA04LA097
Reported as
Amrgen AA5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4K
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
310 total50 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
N4516VRegistration cancelled Apr 10, 2007 · Gulfstream American AA-5BS/N AA5B1022 · Built 1978Airframe modelGulfstream American 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.

(-23) On June 14, 2004, about 0945 eastern daylight time, a Gulfstream American AA5B, N4516V, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a title 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed off the end of the runway at Crystal River, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The private rated pilot and three passengers were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in sarasota, Florida, the same day, about 0900. The pilot stated that he was enroute to athens, Georgia, and the airplane was in level cruise flight at 8,000 feet, when all of a sudden the engine started running roughly. He stated that he was unable to maintain altitude, so he declared an emergency with FAA jacksonville air route traffic control center, and was given vectors for Crystal River Airport, Crystal River, Florida. He stated he flew the subsequent approach to a forced landing with too much airspeed, and was unable to stop the airplane on the runway, so he attempted to go around but did not have enough power to sustain flight and collided with some trees and crashed along the highway. Engine teardown showed #3 exhaust valve had broken.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 14, 2004, ABOUT 0945 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GULFSTREAM AMERICAN AA5B, N4516V, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 0900. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ENROUTE TO ATHENS, GEORGIA, AND THE AIRPLANE WAS IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT AT 8,000 FEET, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGHLY. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, SO HE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH FAA JACKSONVILLE AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER, AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS FOR CRYSTAL RIVER AIRPORT, CRYSTAL RIVER, FLORIDA. HE STATED HE FLEW THE SUBSEQUENT APPROACH TO A FORCED LANDING WITH TOO MUCH AIRSPEED, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY, SO HE ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT AND COLLIDED WITH SOME TREES AND CRASHED ALONG THE HIGHWAY. ENGINE TEARDOWN SHOWED #3 EXHAUST VALVE HAD BROKEN.

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 MIA04LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCrystal River, FLThe failure of the number three cylinder exhaust valve which resulted in the partial loss of engine power. The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance resulted in an overrun of the runway.Jun 14, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4516V · 1

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

Accident 19800601018009ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Bristol, PARan off end of runway on landing roll. Pilot inadvertently raised flaps on final. Runway wet.Jun 1, 1980 · Substantial damage