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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulfstream AA-5A · May 8, 2010

Date
May 8, 2010 · 21:00 local
Airport
Harris Ranch
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N10783
Reported as
Gulfstream AA5A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
260 total150 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Upon reaching 11,500' enroute mce-smx the pilot felt lethargic, dizzy, and saw stars (with eyes closed). Diverted to Harris Ranch (3O8). The aircraft veered of rwy 32 striking the right wing tip and prop tips on the dirt shoulder and came to a stop in an agricultural field approx 75' from the runway edge.

As the FAA filed it

UPON REACHING 11,500' ENROUTE MCE-SMX THE PILOT FELT LETHARGIC, DIZZY, AND SAW STARS (WITH EYES CLOSED). DIVERTED TO HARRIS RANCH (3O8). THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OF RWY 32 STRIKING THE RIGHT WING TIP AND PROP TIPS ON THE DIRT SHOULDER AND CAME TO A STOP IN AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD APPROX 75' FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE.