- Date
- June 15, 1984, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Williamsburg, VA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N28812Gulfstream American AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840615048009A
- Case key
- 6479
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft collided with a dirt mound during a go-around. The plt recalled that the wind was variable & gusty, but generally, the wind sock showed a x-wind of 30 to 90 degs. After bouncing on 1 wheel & then on another, the plt initiated a go-around. The acft hit the ground left of the rwy, then struck a the mound of dirt. The flaps were found fully extended after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28812
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B-0835
- Airframe hours
- 1,635
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- G. T. Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 23, 1983
- Departed
- W09 · Leesburg, VA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- W70 · Williamsburg-Jamestown, runway 31, 3,215 × 60 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
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 170 total · 19 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.