# Accident 20160318004199A: Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5, Longview, TX, March 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2016, 08:15 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Airport: East Side Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5050° N, 94.6983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5050&lon=-94.6983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9582L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9582L-2018-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. AA-5 (registry code 3960104, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 40 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160318004199A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA128), Mar 18, 2016: Grumman AA5 (N9582L), Longview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to depart into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a loss of control.

## Other reports on N9582L (1)

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

- [Accident 19750502008139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750502008139A), May 2, 1975: Grumav AA5 (N9582L), Coldwater, MS, Substantial damage. Pwr apld abt 200FT fm end of rwy.

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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