IAD75AIG18

NTSB accident investigation · Grum Amer AA1-B · Stevensville, MD · April 27, 1975

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 27, 1975
Place
Stevensville, MD · STEVENSVILLE, MD
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N6429LGrum Amer AA1-B
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19750427008559A
Case key
146860

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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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3-0777  75/4/27    STEVENSVILLE,MD     GRUM AMER AA1-B     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1535                    N6429L              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          GLEN BURNIE,MD              RETURN                       STEVENSVILLE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- L GR HIT TREE STUMP ABT 15IN HI APRX 20FT FM THRESHOLD.GR COLLAPSED DRG LDG AT BALT-WASH INTL.

Aircraft

Registration
N6429L
Reported as
Grum Amer AA1-B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.