- Date
- August 11, 1984, 00:09 local (07:09 UTC)
- Place
- Monterey, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1544RGrumman American AA-5B
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840811039819A
- Case key
- 24029
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Analysis
The acft collided with hilly terrain aprx 6 miles east of the arpt during the second attempted ILS rwy 10 apch. The plt stated that communication and navigation problems were experienced during the flt. He also stated he changed fuel tanks every 1/2 hr during the flt. A missed apch was performed during the first ILS attempt because the plt could not 'positively' identify the rwy threshold. On the 2nd apch, after outer marker passage, the plt noticed he was below glideslope and necessary adjustments were made. He continued to state that after time passage he noticed full down glideslope deflection and middle marker passage had not occurred. Shortly thereafter, the acft impacted terrain. The instrument panel and radio pack were removed from the acft before investigators arrived. The rt fuel tank was found empty and the lt was nearly full. No mechanical failure/malfunction was found. Records indicate last trans check was 5/9/77, last static system/altimeter check was 5/12/77. Last VOR test could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1544R
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B-0044
- Airframe hours
- 1,546
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert F. Banner
- Registered owner
- Frank Wennig
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 12, 1984 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- SEE · El Cajon, CA
- Destination
- MRY · Monterey, CA
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- MRY · Monterey, runway 10, 6,597 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,206 total · 990 in this make and model · 900 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 0° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MRY, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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