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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5 · Southbridge, MA · July 13, 2015

Date: July 13, 2015 · 14:29 local
Place: Southbridge, MA
Airport: Southbridge Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1356R
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15LA266
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. AA-5
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 21,263 total30 in this make and model191 in the last 90 days

N1356RRegistration cancelled Jul 2, 2018 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5S/N AA5-0756 · Built 1975 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On liftoff the aircraft entered a crosswind/windshear condition. The pilot felt he could not make a successful takeoff so he elected to land. During landing in the grass, the aircraft hit the nav/instrument light. The aircraft landed 200 feet left of the runway centerline and 500 feet before the trees. The pilot applied the brakes but could not stop. The aircraft hit the trees and bushes past the end of the runway and slide through a fence and onto the highway.

As the FAA filed it

ON LIFTOFF THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A CROSSWIND/WINDSHEAR CONDITION. THE PILOT FELT HE COULD NOT MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF SO HE ELECTED TO LAND. DURING LANDING IN THE GRASS, THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE NAV/INSTRUMENT LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED 200 FEET LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND 500 FEET BEFORE THE TREES. THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT STOP. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TREES AND BUSHES PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SLIDE THROUGH A FENCE AND ONTO THE HIGHWAY.

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 ERA15LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSouthbridge, MAThe pilot’s decision to abort the takeoff with insufficient runway remaining, which resulted in a runway excursion.Jul 13, 2015 · Substantial damage