- Date
- September 2, 1982, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Darlington, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28311Grumman AA5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820902043429A
- Case key
- 70408
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Wind shifted to tailwind as pilot was landing. He considered a go-around because of speed but thought he could stop. As he went off the end the wing collided with a tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28311
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B0555
- Airframe hours
- 1,072
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Raleigh Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Raleigh D. Southerland Jr.
- Departed
- Raleigh, NC
- Destination
- Darlington, SC
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 59J · Moores, runway 36, 2,400 × 110 ft, grass/turf
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 833 total · 21 in this make and model · 21 as pilot in command · 312 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 180 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLO, 25 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.
Other investigations on N28311 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.