- Date
- March 9, 1984, 16:27 local (Mar 10, 1984, 00:27 UTC)
- Place
- Carlsbad, CA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N74862Grumman AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840309052679A
- Case key
- 24196
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Analysis
The plt reported that when the acft was about 10 ft AGL & he was beginning to flare for a landing on rwy 24, a slight gust of wind caused the plane to drift to the edge of the rwy. The plt began correcting for the drift, but the passenger grabbed the yoke & placed his feet firmly on the rudder pedals. Reportedly, the passenger 'froze on the controls.' The plt directed the passenger to release the controls & hit him twice in the chest. As the acft continued to veer off course, the passenger released the controls, but by this time, the acft was headed toward parked acft. According to the plt, there was insufficient time & distance available to correct the situation. The acft crashed into a Cessna 182K, N2584F; a Cessna 152, N24384; & a Cessna 150, N63206. The passenger did not remember grabbing the acft controls.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74862
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B0384
- Airframe hours
- 225
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clifton L. Portnoff, M.D.,
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Departed
- EMT · El Monte, CA
- Airport
- CRQ · Mcclelland-Palomar, runway 24, 4,700 × 150 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 285 total · 230 in this make and model · 235 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRQ
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.