- Date
- June 6, 1984, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8874LGrumman American AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840606026619A
- Case key
- 24308
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsCause
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with object
Object - aircraft parked/standing
Object - fence
Nose over
Analysis
The acft drifted to the left during landing and collided with a parked Cessna 172 and a fence. The acft then nosed over and came to rest inverted. According to the operator, winds were less than 10 KTS when the solo student departed 50 minutes earlier. However, at the time of the accident winds were reportedly gusting to 25 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8874L
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B
- Airframe hours
- 3,372
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kuhn'S Bermuda Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 7, 1984 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes, CA
- Airport
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes, runway 29, 4,130 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 22 total · 22 in this make and model · 7 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 20 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.