- Date
- June 18, 1987, 17:17 local (Jun 19, 1987, 00:17 UTC)
- Place
- Rimrock, AZ
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5438LGrumman AA-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870618020939A
- Case key
- 25612
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft overran the runway while on a personal VFR cross-country flight. The pilot indicated that he attempted a go-around after a poor approach and that the terrain off the end of the runway rose faster than the aircraft could climb. A witness observed the aircraft touch down on the last 400 feet of the runway and then roll off the departure end. Density altitude was 6,700 feet MSL and winds were reported as 230 degrees at 20 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5438L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0338
- Airframe hours
- 1,725
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Henry C. Opie
- Registered owner
- Opie, Henry C.
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 18, 1987 · 30 hours before
- Departed
- LHV · Lake Havasu Cty, AZ
- Destination
- E76
- Airport
- E76 · Rimrock, runway 5, 2,184 × 75 ft, dirt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 69
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,950 total · 171 in this make and model · 1,950 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.