- Date
- December 1, 1985, 11:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Collins, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Emergency descent
- Aircraft
- N991OUGrumman AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 16892
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that during takeoff roll the acft used over twice the normal distance to rwy to become airborne. After becoming airborne, the stall warning sounded, and continued to sound until the forced landing when the plt said he couldnot maintain alt. The acft contacted a road sign aprx 1/2 mile from the rwy, prior to touchdown on the highway median, and later coming to rest off a highway exit. The entire surface of the wings and horizontal stabilizer were covered withrough ice which the plt stated he did not attempt to remove prior to flt. The plt also stated that the ice on the surface of the airfoils had no bearing on the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N991OU
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A0310
- Airframe hours
- 2,030
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John D. Harding
- Registered owner
- John A. Allen
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 20, 1985 · 16 hours before
- Departed
- 3V5 · Fort Collins, CO
- Destination
- CBF · Council Bluffs, IA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,151 total · 171 in this make and model · 1,100 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F