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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Grumman American Avn. AA-5 · Longview, TX · March 18, 2016

Date: March 18, 2016 · 08:15 local
Place: Longview, TX
Airport: East Side Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N9582L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA128
Reported as: Grumman American Avn. AA-5
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total40 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N9582LRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2018 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5S/N AA5-0582 · Built 1974 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The aircraft departed runway 13 at East Side Airport. Poor visibility was encountered due to inadvertant flight from VFR to IFR conditions. Pilot made multiple turns attempting to land the aircraft back onto airport property but stalled the aircraft into a wooded area southeast of the departure runway.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 AT EAST SIDE AIRPORT. POOR VISIBILITY WAS ENCOUNTERED DUE TO INADVERTANT FLIGHT FROM VFR TO IFR CONDITIONS. PILOT MADE MULTIPLE TURNS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO AIRPORT PROPERTY BUT STALLED THE AIRCRAFT INTO A WOODED AREA SOUTHEAST OF THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB CEN16LA128Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLongview, TXThe noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control.Mar 18, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9582L · 1

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

Accident 19750502008139AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Coldwater, MSPwr apld abt 200FT fm end of rwy.May 2, 1975 · Substantial damage