# NTSB LAX94LA088: Grumman AA1B-TR2, N1413R, Riverside, CA, December 31, 1993 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 31, 1993, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC) - Place: Riverside, CA - Location: 33.9888° N, 117.4099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLABOB (RIR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9888&lon=-117.4099&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report September 30, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 28632 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX94LA088 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/28632/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA088 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE FOR LANDING. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr) - go-around - initiated, pilot in command - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command - object - fence - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command ## Analysis THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND HE ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. A GROUND WITNESS REPORTED THE AIRPLANE'S ATTITUDE WAS ABOUT 30 DEGREES NOSE UP DURING THE GO-AROUND. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT IN GROUND EFFECT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY, IT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. A POST-CRASH EXAMINATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY PREEXISTING MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES. ## Factual narrative On December 31, 1993, at 1130 Pacific standard time, a Grumman AA1B-TR2, N1413R, collided with a fence, and nosed over following a hard landing on runway 24 at Flabob Airport, Riverside, California. The pilot was conducting a local visual flight rules personal flight. The airplane, operated by the pilot, was destroyed. The certificated private pilot and his passenger sustained minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Flabob Airport at 1045 hours. The pilot stated in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1/2, that he used an approach speed of 72 miles per hour and bounced on the initial touchdown. He applied power and right rudder, but bounced again. The right rudder application was ineffective. On the second touchdown, the airplane veered to the left, exited the runway, and collided with a fence. A ground witness reported that he observed the airplane in a 30- degrees nose-up attitude about three feet above the ground. The airplane "...wobbled..." toward the south and struck a fence. The airplane then flipped over on its back. Mr. Daniel W. Allison, Principal Maintenance Inspector, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Riverside [California] Flight Standards District Office, conducted the on-scene investigation. Inspector Allison reported that the airplane struck the fence during a go-around while in ground effect. Inspector Allison also said that he examined the engine and found no evidence of any preexisting malfunctions or failures. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1413R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1413R-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N AA1B-0513, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA1B-TR2 - Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 513 - Airframe hours: 1300 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 108 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert E. Marshall, Sr. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Airport: RIR, Flabob Airport, runway 24, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 99 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 40 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19931231047399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931231047399A), Dec 31, 1993: Gulstm AA1B, Riverside/Rubid, CA, Destroyed. Bounced porpoised on landing. Tried to go around too slow to leave ground effect. Struck a fence. ## Other investigations on N1413R (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB MIA76FKH09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKH09), Sep 10, 1976: Grum Amer AA-1B (N1413R), Brooks, GA, substantial damage From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.