- Date
- September 1, 1984, 19:40 local (Sep 2, 1984, 02:40 UTC)
- Place
- Mesa, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6233LGrumman American AA1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840901060629A
- Case key
- 24027
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft went off the rwy during a landing in a 15-25 kt wind. The plt said a gust of wind swerved the acft off the rwy. The plt attempted a go-around but realized he could not make it in the dirt so he cut the throttle. The acft rolled intoa ditch and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6233L
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA1 (AMERICAN A)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1-0433
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lawrence Tomasello
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1984 · 36 hours before
- Departed
- BNG · Banning, CA
- Destination
- FFZ · Mesa, AZ
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- FFZ · Falcon Field, runway 22L, 5,100 × ft, asphalt
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 187 total · 167 in this make and model · 164 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 130° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft overcast
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FFZ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6233L · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.