- Date
- November 2, 1987, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Leavenworth, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N28483Grumman AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871102065439A
- Case key
- 14006
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, the aircraft was taking off from a 'bumpy' grass private strip. The pilot stated he discussed aborted takeoff procedures with the pilot rated passenger who was sitting in the right seat and stated if the aircraft did not reach takeoff speed by mid-field he would abort the takeoff. During the takeoff ground run the aircraft did not reach takeoff speed prior to mid-field and the pilot decided to abort the takeoff. The pilot then noticed there wasn't any grass at the end of the runway and was unable to stop the aircraft in time to avoid colliding with a fence at the end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28483
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B0637
- Airframe hours
- 1,256
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Car Boys Inc.
- Registered owner
- Indiana Aircraft Sales
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 1987 · 14 hours before
- Departed
- Leavenworth, IN
- Destination
- JVY · Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport
- runway 18, 2,400 × 40 ft, grass/turf
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 931 total · 19 in this make and model · 720 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LOU, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.