- Date
- January 14, 1987, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Stockbridge, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N26900Grumman AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870114000529A
- Case key
- 7370
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Analysis
During an attempted landing, the pilot lost directional control and veered off the right side of runway 29 and collided with a tree. The pilot reported that a gust of wind from the left resulted in the left wing rising about 7 feet. The pilot applied power for an attempted go-around. Realizing that a safe climbout could not be accomplished, he aborted. There were no reported aircraft problems. The winds were light and variable when the pilot started the approach.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26900
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A-0798
- Airframe hours
- 3,104
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James M. Wallace
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 7, 1986
- Departed
- AHN · Athen, GA
- Airport
- 4AO · Berry Hill, runway 29, 3,000 × 40 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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 102 total · 102 in this make and model · 77 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ATL, 20 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.