- Date
- June 8, 1983, 18:40 local (22:40 UTC)
- Place
- Dobbins Afb, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N26116Grumman American AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830608024579A
- Case key
- 5966
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student plt was taxiing for takeoff when she applied right brake where a right turn was needed, however, the acft did not turn as it should. The instructor plt then took control of the acft. He applied right brake, then both brakes, but had negative results. At that point, the acft was headed toward a portable building. The instructor turned off the magneto switches just before the acft hit the building. The instructor reported that both brakes were worn, a puck was missing from the left brake & 1/2 of the right brake rotor/disk had separated at the base.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26116
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A0437
- Airframe hours
- 1,570
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Atlanta Navy Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Wings Of Marietta Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 14, 1983 · 88 hours before
- Destination
- MGE · Marietta, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MGE · Dobbins Afb
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
- 45
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 385 total · 74 in this make and model · 303 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGE, 1 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.