- Date
- August 20, 1983, 14:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Tea, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9634UGrumman American AA-1C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830820047299A
- Case key
- 16141
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Analysis
The acft swerved off the rwy, collided with a ditch and nosed over. The pilot was a student on his 1st solo after over 42 hours of dual instruction. He flew over 28 hours of dual instruction and made about 60 landings during the last 90 days. On the day of the accident the student was using rwy 16. The wind was from 140 degrees at 4 to 6 KTS. This equates to a crosswind component from the left of 2 KTS. The CFI observed the students first solo landing. He said the acft drifted off to the left during the flare. The acft bounced on the grass beside the rwy, went into a ditch and bounced back into the air when it hit the opposite embankment. Then the acft landed on its nose and nosed over. The pilot said he tried to correct back to the rwy during flare but the acft 'started to go sideways'. When he saw the grassthe student added power to go-around but the stall warning sounded and he pulled the power off before hitting the ditch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9634U
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-1C (AMERICAN A)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA-1C-0079
- Airframe hours
- 2,854
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C (M), 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stephen R. Thompson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 22, 1983 · 65 hours before
- Airport
- Y14 · Great Planes, runway 16, 2,500 × 45 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 45 total · 42 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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