# Accident 20131103020289A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B, Avalon, CA, November 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2013, 15:15 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4050° N, 118.4158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4050&lon=-118.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1550R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1550R-2018-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (registry code 3960105, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 34 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131103020289A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR14CA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA043), Nov 3, 2013: Grumman American Avn. AA 5B (N1550R), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing with a tailwind.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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