- Date
- July 20, 1991, 14:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Oakland, MD
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9599LGrumman AA5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910720028929A
- Case key
- 11695
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was giving a demonstration flight to the passenger who was a prospective buyer. During the approach to the airfield the airplane collided with the ground about 700 feet short of and aligned with the runway. The accounts of the pilot and passenger were not ascertained; however, rescue personnel reported the pilot said the airplane stalled. An examination of the airplane did not disclose evidence of mechanical malfunction. The flaps were full down.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9599L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA50599
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E3G, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Daniel K. Barnhart
- Registered owner
- Daniel K. Barnhart
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 30, 1990
- Departed
- 2G4 · Oakland, MD
- Destination
- 2MD8 · Oakland, MD
- Airport
- 2MD8 · Greater Gortner, runway 4, 2,000 × ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 158 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MGW, 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.
Other investigations on N9599L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.