- Date
- October 27, 1981
- Place
- Nacogdoches, TX · NACOGDOCHES, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9661UGrum Amer AA-5A
- Status
- Completed · report December 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811027069629A
- Case key
- 123372
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2579 81/10/27 NACOGDOCHES,TX GRUM AMER AA-5A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 32, 50 TOTAL TIME - 1345 N9661U PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 48 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - EAST TEXAS RGNL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLLEGE STATION,TX NACOGDOCHES,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION REMARKS- PORPOISED AFTER INITIAL TCHDWN,WENT OFF LEFT SIDE OF RWY,STALL INTO TREES DRG STEEP EVASIVE TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9661U
- Reported as
- Grum Amer AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- East Texas Rgnl
FAA reports on this event · 1
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