FTW72DRG34

NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA1 · San Antonio, TX · October 23, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 23, 1971
Place
San Antonio, TX · SAN ANTONIO, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N5727LAmer Avco AA1
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164662

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4431  71/10/23   SAN ANTONIO,TEX     AMER AVCO AA1       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 370
        TIME - 1400                    N5727L              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTSIDE EXEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN ANTONIO,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- LNDD HALF WAY DN RWY W A TAILWIND.

Aircraft

Registration
N5727L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA1
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Westside Exec

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.