- Date
- July 3, 1983, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kentland, IN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4558EGrumman AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830703028019A
- Case key
- 12244
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the plt landed on rwy 27 with a left x-wind from the south. He stated that he had no indication of excessive x-winds or gusts until the acft was about to touch down. He stated that at that time, the plane encountered heavy gusts & a downdraft. Subsequently, the acft landed hard & the nose gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4558E
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1239
- Airframe hours
- 240
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A4K, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Maurice H. Dowling
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 7, 1983 · 45 hours before
- Departed
- RED · Rockford, IL
- Destination
- 50I · Kentland, IN
- Airport
- 50I · Kentland, runway 27, 3,500 × 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
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,550 total · 50 in this make and model · 2,374 as pilot in command · 78 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 180° at 25 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.