- Date
- July 17, 1982, 16:25 local (20:25 UTC)
- Place
- Covington, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N5715LAmerican AA-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820717044299A
- Case key
- 70364
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Prior to landing, the pilot checked his brakes to insure their integrity and noted that the left brake did not hold pressure. He elected to land on runway 01 since the hangar and ramp areas were located at the north end of the field and he didn't want to taxi a long way with an inoperative brake. Reportedly, the aircraft was high and fast on final approach and touched down about 1000 ft from the departure end of the 4000 ft runway. During the landing roll, the aircraft continued off the end of the runway, hit a ditch and flipped over. The wind was reported to be from 210 deg at 7 KTS. An examination of the aircraft revealed that the flaps were up. A hydraulic leak was found at the 45 degree fitting at the brake housing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5715L
- Reported as
- American AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0115
- Airframe hours
- 1,467
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frank E. Griffin
- Departed
- M04 · Covington, TN
- Destination
- M04 · Covington, TN
- Airport
- M04 · Covington Muni, runway 1, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 70 total · 17 in this make and model · 39 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 201 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MEM, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.