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FAA accident report · Amrgen AA-5B · Marlboro, MA · March 29, 2008

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Date
March 29, 2008 · 12:50 local
Place
Marlboro, MA
Airport
Marlboro
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N333FT
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA08CA084
Reported as
Amrgen AA5B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total200 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N333FTRegistration cancelled Oct 18, 2013 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B-0111 · Built 1975Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. 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 March 20, 2008 at approximately 12:50 am EDT a Grumman AA-5B clipped the tops of a group of trees at the approach end of runway 32 while attempting to land in gusty wind conditions at the Marlboro, MA airport 9B1. The pilot in command was privacy data omitted. After clipping the tree tops the aircraft lowered its nose toward the runway and the pilot raised the nose of the airplane to flare, the left wing dropped and caused the airplane to veer off to the left side of the runway landing on the turf area. The aircraft bounced three times. On the third bounce the left wing impacted a group of trees which caused the aircraft to rotate around and end up stationary on the ground facing approximately 180 degrees from its original direction of landing. The pilot and one passenger were the only people on board the aircraft at the time of the accident. No injuries were reported. The pilot reported that this was his first time in Marlboro Airport (9B1). Runway 32 length is 1.699 feet long.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 20, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:50 AM EDT A GRUMMAN AA-5B CLIPPED THE TOPS OF A GROUP OF TREES AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 32 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS AT THE MARLBORO, MA AIRPORT 9B1. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER CLIPPING THE TREE TOPS THE AIRCRAFT LOWERED ITS NOSE TOWARD THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT RAISED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TO FLARE, THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER OFF TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY LANDING ON THE TURF AREA. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A GROUP OF TREES WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE AROUND AND END UP STATIONARY ON THE GROUND FACING APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES FROM ITS ORIGINAL DIRECTION OF LANDING. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST TIME IN MARLBORO AIRPORT (9B1). RUNWAY 32 LENGTH IS 1.699 FEET LONG.

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 MIA08CA084Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMarlboro, MAThe pilot's inadequate compensation for wind gusts while on final approach.Mar 29, 2008 · Substantial damage