# NTSB MIA01LA122: Grumman American AA-5B, N81189, Dade City, FL, April 14, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 14, 2001, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Dade City, FL - Coordinates: 28.364999, -82.196662 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3650&lon=-82.1967&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 30, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 52078 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA01LA122 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52078/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA122 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, and loss of directional control which resulted in an in-flight collision with a fence during the go-around, resulting in a subsequent forced landing in a pasture. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - weather condition - crosswind - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command - go-around - initiated, pilot in command - In flight collision with object, go-around (vfr) - object - fence - In flight collision with terrain/water, emergency landing - terrain condition - open field ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was on final to land on runway 26, and during the landing the airplane bounced and went to the left. He said he attempted to execute a go-around but the aircraft went through a plastic fence which lined the runway and ceased climbing, so he set it down in a pasture. The pilot said that the wings and horizontal stabilizers were damaged as a result of the accident, and prior to the accident, there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the aircraft or any of its systems. ## Factual narrative On April 14, 2001, about 1830 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American AA-5B, N81189, registered to, and operated by a private owner, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight , collided with a fence during landing, at a private field in Dade City, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot and one passenger were not injured, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight originated in St. Petersburg, Florida, the same day, about 1800. The pilot stated that he was on final to land on runway 26, and the wind was about 310 degrees, at a velocity of 6 knots. The pilot further stated that the touchdown may have been a little fast, and the aircraft bounced once and went to the left. He said that he then attempted to execute a go-around, and the aircraft went through a plastic fence which lined the runway. According to the pilot, he continued the climb, thinking that he could make it back around for another landing, but the aircraft ceased climbing, and he had to set it down in a pasture. He said that the aircraft incurred damage to the wings and horizontal stabilizers, and prior to the accident, there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the aircraft, or any of its systems. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N81189](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81189-2002-09-26), registration cancelled 2002-09-26, S/N AA5B0453, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Grumman American AA-5B - Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5b) (registry code 3960105) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: AA5B0453 - Airframe hours: 2803 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4K 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Dudley Cullum - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 6, 2001, 22 hours before - Departed: PIE, St. Petersburg, FL - Destination: Dade City, FL - Airport: Field Of Dreams, runway 26, 2,500 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 130 total, 23 in this make and model, 63 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.03 inHg - Observed at: BKV, 21 nm away ## 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 20010414011139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010414011139A), Apr 14, 2001: Amrgen AA5B, Dade City, FL, Substantial damage. (.19)On April 14, 2001, about 1830 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American AA-5B, N81189, registered to, and operated by a private owner, as a title 14 CFR… ## Other investigations on N81189 (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 ATL02FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA162), Sep 1, 2002: American General AA-5B (N81189), Zephyrhills, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilots continued visual flight into instrument conditions (fog), and subsequent collision with a tree and a residence. 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. 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