# NTSB ATL82DA262: Grumman AA5B, N28311, Darlington, SC, September 2, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 2, 1982, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Darlington, SC
- Coordinates: 34.289634, -79.870216 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2896&lon=-79.8702&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 2, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA262
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70408/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA262

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - wet (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28311-2025-11-04), registration cancelled 2025-11-04, S/N AA5B0555, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA5B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: AA5B0555
- Airframe hours: 1072
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 28; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820902043429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820902043429A), Sep 2, 1982: Gulstm AA5B, Darlington, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot stated after touchdown wind shifted and he was unable to stop aircraft on remaining runway.

## Other investigations on N28311 (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 ERA25LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA184), Apr 23, 2025: Grumman American Avn. AA-5B (N28311), Zolfo Springs, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff. Contributing was the flight instructor’s lack of remedial action.

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.

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