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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman Ame AA-5A · Monument, OR · May 14, 2010

Date
May 14, 2010 · 18:20 local
Place
Monument, OR
Airport
Monument Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26414
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10LA242
Reported as
Grumman Ame AA-5A
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320-E2G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
606 total268 in this make and model9 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.

Pilot was landing on runway 32, an uphill runway with approximately 100' elevation change from bottom to top. On touch down the pilot reported a hard landing and bounced the aircraft up off the runway. The pilot then elected to perform a go-around to attempt another landing. The pilot increased the throttle and stated he didn't seem to have enough power to gain altitude. He elected at that point to abort the go-around and land the aircraft. Upon landing he lost control and veered off the end of the runway to the right. The aircraft then impacted trees on the right hand wing. The outboard section of the right wing and aileron were torn off resulting in damage to the spar.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, AN UPHILL RUNWAY WITH APPROXIMATELY 100' ELEVATION CHANGE FROM BOTTOM TO TOP. ON TOUCH DOWN THE PILOT REPORTED A HARD LANDING AND BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT UP OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER LANDING. THE PILOT INCREASED THE THROTTLE AND STATED HE DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO GAIN ALTITUDE. HE ELECTED AT THAT POINT TO ABORT THE GO-AROUND AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING HE LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED TREES ON THE RIGHT HAND WING. THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING AND AILERON WERE TORN OFF RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE SPAR.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N26414 · 1

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