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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5B · Avalon, CA · November 3, 2013

Date
November 3, 2013 · 15:15 local
Place
Avalon, CA
Airport
Catalina Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1550R
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR14CA043
Reported as
Grumman American Avn. AA-5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
3
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
230 total34 in this make and model19 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.

A/c was approaching kavx runway 22 for landing. Few clouds noted off runway 22 approach at approximately 1400 ft. pilot elected to fly above cloud layer which resulted in a steep landing approach touching down past the halfway point of the runway which resulted in the a/c continuing past the end of the runway

As the FAA filed it

A/C WAS APPROACHING KAVX RUNWAY 22 FOR LANDING. FEW CLOUDS NOTED OFF RUNWAY 22 APPROACH AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 FT. PILOT ELECTED TO FLY ABOVE CLOUD LAYER WHICH RESULTED IN A STEEP LANDING APPROACH TOUCHING DOWN PAST THE HALFWAY POINT OF THE RUNWAY WHICH RESULTED IN THE A/C CONTINUING PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY

NTSB investigation

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