- Date
- June 25, 1983, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Monee, IL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N123JSGrumman AA5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830625026669A
- Case key
- 12233
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed on the left wing tip into a bean field during a go-around. The pilot stated that the approach was high. The acft ballooned and bounced at touchdown. The pilot thought that there was not enough runway left so she started a go-around. At about 25 feet AGL she lost control and the left wing dropped. The aircraft veered off to the left and the left wing dug into the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled into the bean field. The pilot had lowered full flaps for the landing and did not retract the flaps for the go-around.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N123JS
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0638
- Airframe hours
- 1,456
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- E And C Aero Services
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 13, 1983 · 56 hours before
- Departed
- ALN · Alton, IL
- Airport
- C56 · Sanger, runway 9, 2,400 × 75 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 162 total · 10 in this make and model · 82 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.