# NTSB LAX84FUJ05: Grumman American AA1, N6233L, Mesa, AZ, September 2, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: September 1, 1984, 19:40 local (Sep 2, 1984, 02:40 UTC)
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Coordinates: 33.430011, -111.709175 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4300&lon=-111.7092&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24027
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84FUJ05
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24027/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FUJ05

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - wind information - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6233L-1985-10-08), registration cancelled 1985-10-08, S/N AA1-0433 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA1 (AMERICAN A)
- Registry model: [American AA-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (registry code 0630610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: AA1-0433
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840901060629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840901060629A), Sep 1, 1984: Gulstm AA1, Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing in gusty crosswind condition.

## Other investigations on N6233L (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW76FPD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD44), Jun 3, 1976: Amer Avco AA1 (N6233L), Moran, TX, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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