# NTSB CHI81FEX23: Grum-Amer AA-5A, N26657, Waveland, IN, July 3, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 3, 1981
- Place: Waveland, IN · WAVELAND, IN
- Location: 39.8776° N, 87.0455° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waveland, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8776&lon=-87.0455&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125468
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEX23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEX23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1323   81/7/3    WAVELAND,IN         GRUM-AMER AA-5A     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 63 TOTAL
        TIME - 0745                    N26657              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSCOE TURNER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAVELAND,IN                 RENSSELAER,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - FOG
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          3 MILES OR LESS                                          NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       75
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          115                                                       7
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- ENCTRD IFR WX IMMEDIATELY AFTER TKOF.HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING RWY,WHILE RETURNING TO LND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26657](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26657-2004-11-16), registration cancelled 2004-11-16, S/N AA5A0633, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUM-AMER AA-5A
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Roscoe Turner

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810703038389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810703038389A), Jul 3, 1981: Grumav AA5A, Waveland, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot landed long and collided with fence off end of runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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