- Date
- August 7, 1991, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Camden, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N28544Grumman American AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 4, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910807032579A
- Case key
- 8454
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Probable cause
The student pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, resulting in his inability to stop the airplane in the remaining runway. Factors were the pilot's lack of total flying experience, and the high outside air temperature at the time of the accident.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot was performing the takeoff of the return leg of a VFR cross country flight. At about 55-60 knots, he began to rotate, and the stall warning horn activated. The airplane was not reaching flying airspeed, so he reduced the throttle and applied brakes. He was unable to bring the airplane to a stop in the remaining runway surface, and the airplane collided with a tree and a creek bed. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the airplane, and none were found during the post accident inspection. The pilot, whose total flying time was 21 hours, reported the temperature at takeoff to be about 100 degrees f.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28544
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B-0669
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Hamilton, Ernest O.
- Registered owner
- Hamilton, Ernest O.
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Destination
- LHC · Arlington, TN
- Airport
- 0M4 · Benton County, runway 21, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 21 total · 21 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 21 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 97 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKL, 45 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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