- Date
- June 10, 1984, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Madison, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8055WGrumman AA-1C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840610023549A
- Case key
- 12642
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Analysis
The student plt was practicing touch-&-go landings with an Aeronca in the traffic pattern ahead of him. He stated that when he touched down, the Aeronca was still on the rwy, so he decided to abort the landing to avoid the other acft. The plt stated he had lifted off & reached an alt of aprx 15 to 20 ft when the acft stalled & impacted in the grass off the right side of the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8055W
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1C-0095
- Airframe hours
- 874
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 110 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clifton H. Rogers
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- IMS · Madison Municipal, runway 21, 3,200 × 60 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 33 total · 10 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
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 N8055W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.