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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5 · Camas, WA · July 5, 2011

Date: July 5, 2011 · 10:45 local
Place: Camas, WA
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1334R
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR11LA306
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. AA-5
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 494 total398 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N1334RRegistration cancelled Oct 11, 2011 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5S/N AA5-0734 · Built 1975 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 5, 2011, the aircraft departed Camas, WA, 1W1, at approximately 10:30 am PDT on a VFR flight plan for john day, gcd, with 2 persons on board. The pilot, privacy data omitted, climbed out to 2,400 feet and contacted pdx to open the flight plan. Pdx gave the pilot a squawk code and instructed the pilot to stay clear of the class c airspace until radar contact. Not knowing his exact location in relation to the class c airspace the pilot descended to 2,000 feet, which made him turn more north due to rising terrain. Pdx reported radar contact and asked the pilot when he could get back on course for gcd. The pilot responded he could do it now and atempted a left 360 turn when he hit a tree approximately 50 to 60 feet AGL with the right wing. The aircraft contacted the ground in a gravel pit approximately 300 feet west of the tree. Both occupants sustained serious injuries and the aircraft sustained substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 5, 2011, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CAMAS, WA, 1W1, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM PDT ON A VFR FLIGHT PLAN FOR JOHN DAY, GCD, WITH 2 PERSONS ON BOARD. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CLIMBED OUT TO 2,400 FEET AND CONTACTED PDX TO OPEN THE FLIGHT PLAN. PDX GAVE THE PILOT A SQUAWK CODE AND INSTRUCTED THE PILOT TO STAY CLEAR OF THE CLASS C AIRSPACE UNTIL RADAR CONTACT. NOT KNOWING HIS EXACT LOCATION IN RELATION TO THE CLASS C AIRSPACE THE PILOT DESCENDED TO 2,000 FEET, WHICH MADE HIM TURN MORE NORTH DUE TO RISING TERRAIN. PDX REPORTED RADAR CONTACT AND ASKED THE PILOT WHEN HE COULD GET BACK ON COURSE FOR GCD. THE PILOT RESPONDED HE COULD DO IT NOW AND ATEMPTED A LEFT 360 TURN WHEN HE HIT A TREE APPROXIMATELY 50 TO 60 FEET AGL WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND IN A GRAVEL PIT APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET WEST OF THE TREE. BOTH OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

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 WPR11LA306Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYacoit, WAThe pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain.Jul 5, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1334R · 1

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

Accident 19751001033699AFinal Approach · Roanoke, INOct 1, 1975 · Substantial damage