- Date
- August 3, 1983, 12:05 local (17:05 UTC)
- Place
- Alexandria, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8952LGrumman AA1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830803037829A
- Case key
- 12291
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over while landing after the acft stalled and dragged the right wing. The pilot stated he made a normal approach, heard the stall warning as he leveled off and lost control as the right wing struck the ground. When the nose gear came down it broke off and the acft nosed over. A witness said the acft leveled off about 20 ft AGL and stalled with the right wing dropping as power was applied. The acft veered to the right, off the rwy and became inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8952L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B0402
- Airframe hours
- 2,163
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A3B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ted Moore
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 2, 1983 · 32 hours before
- Departed
- 50L · Kentland, IN
- Destination
- I99 · Alexandria, IN
- Airport
- I99 · Alexandria, runway 27, 2,590 × 60 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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 635 total · 135 in this make and model · 569 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.