- Date
- March 2, 1987, 15:05 local (22:05 UTC)
- Place
- Prescott, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1474RGrumman AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870302003849A
- Case key
- 25531
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Analysis
During a local solo instructional flight, the pilot reported that on landing, the aircraft touched-down on the nosewheel first and bounced. The aircraft swerved to the right and the pilot added power to initiate a go-around, however, the aircraft did not clear a four ft snowbank on the side of the runway. The aircraft collided with the snowbank in a nose low attitude and nosed over. The pilot reported no mechanical failure or malfunction with the aircraft prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1474R
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B-0574
- Airframe hours
- 3,315
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael D. Collins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 1, 1985
- Departed
- PRC · Prescott, AZ
- Airport
- PRC · Prescott, runway 21, 7,616 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 44 total · 35 in this make and model · 17 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PRC
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.