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FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5B · King Queen Coun, VA · November 30, 2015

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Date
November 30, 2015 · 19:00 local
Place
King Queen Coun, VA
Airport
Middle Peninsula Regional Airp
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N28295
Reported as
Grumman American Avn. AA-5B
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
864 total658 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N28295Registration cancelled May 6, 2019 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5BS/N AA5B0533 · Built 1977Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Airman flew approach runway 10 kfyj and touched down mid field and executed a go around. Attempted to keep field in sight. Executed left turn circle to land, turned back towards runway 10 in steep turn, stalled and crashed into swamp. Aircraft destroyed. Weather information at kfyj during accident period: ceiling- 300FT, visibility- 2 ½ miles, wind 150 @ 05, no turbulence, rain, temp. 41°, dewpoint 41°. During wreckage inspection investigators confirmed flight control cable integrity and all flight control surfaces were accounted for, confirmed engine compression in each cylinder, confirmed engine ignition on each magneto, and confirmed fuel supply was available to the engine.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN FLEW APPROACH RUNWAY 10 KFYJ AND TOUCHED DOWN MID FIELD AND EXECUTED A GO AROUND. ATTEMPTED TO KEEP FIELD IN SIGHT. EXECUTED LEFT TURN CIRCLE TO LAND, TURNED BACK TOWARDS RUNWAY 10 IN STEEP TURN, STALLED AND CRASHED INTO SWAMP. AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. WEATHER INFORMATION AT KFYJ DURING ACCIDENT PERIOD: CEILING- 300FT, VISIBILITY- 2 ½ MILES, WIND 150 @ 05, NO TURBULENCE, RAIN, TEMP. 41°, DEWPOINT 41°. DURING WRECKAGE INSPECTION INVESTIGATORS CONFIRMED FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE INTEGRITY AND ALL FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES WERE ACCOUNTED FOR, CONFIRMED ENGINE COMPRESSION IN EACH CYLINDER, CONFIRMED ENGINE IGNITION ON EACH MAGNETO, AND CONFIRMED FUEL SUPPLY WAS AVAILABLE TO THE ENGINE.