- Date
- September 1, 1988, 22:00 local (Sep 2, 1988, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Schaumburg, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N28774Grumman AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880901036829A
- Case key
- 14158
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During an attempted night landing at an airport with inoperative pilot-controlled runway lights, the pilot made a series of low passes (approximately 6 passes) before trying to land. The aircraft collided with the top of a tree located slightly to the left of the extended runway centerline. The aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent into brushy terrain. The inoperative runway lights were properly notamed and the pilot had received a preflight briefing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28774
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B-0727
- Airframe hours
- 1,543
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Keegan, Richard J.
- Registered owner
- Keegan, Richard J
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1988 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- MKE · Milwaukee, WI
- Destination
- 06C · Schaumburg, IL
- Airport
- 06C · Schaumburg, runway 28, 3,000 × 40 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
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,134 total · 912 in this make and model · 1,011 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 49 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 140° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DPA, 8 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.