- Date
- June 24, 1986, 07:55 local (11:55 UTC)
- Place
- Brandywine, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9628LGrumman AA1B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860624027359A
- Case key
- 11219
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Prior to reaching the lom during an ILS rwy 01L apch, a loss of pwr was experienced. The plt applied carb heat and pwr was momentarily restored. A total pwr loss was then experienced and the plt executed a forced landing in a field during which the acft nosed over. Post accident inspection revealed the fuel selector was positioned on the left tank which contained no fuel. The plt reported he had failed to change fuel tanks after the eng failure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9628L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B-0128
- Airframe hours
- 2,251
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edwin L. Harvey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1986 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- LFI · Langley Afb, VA
- Destination
- ADW · Andrews Afb, MD
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- Andrews Afb, Md, runway 1L, 9,300 × 200 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,845 total · 690 in this make and model · 4,406 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 12 knots, gusting 22
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ADW, 8 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.