# NTSB MIA78DKJ46: Amer Avco AA-5B, N28565, Pensacola, FL, May 30, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1978
- Place: Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Location: 30.4410° N, 87.1912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pensacola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4410&lon=-87.1912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141888
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78DKJ46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78DKJ46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1342  78/5/30    PENSACOLA,FL        AMER AVCO AA-5B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 656
        TIME - 1200                    N28565              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COASTAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GAINESVILLE,FL              PENSACOLA,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28565](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28565), registered now, S/N AA5B0684, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMER AVCO 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coastal

## 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 19780530016089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780530016089A), May 30, 1978: Grumav AA5B, Pensacola, FL, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N28565 (2)

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 LAX98LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA137), Apr 18, 1998: Grumman American AA5B (N28565), Aguanga, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the lack of available published information regarding obstructions and nonstandard lighting at the private airport, and the lack of a lighted and properly marked displaced threshold.
- [NTSB LAX89LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA267), Aug 8, 1989: Grumman American AA-5B (N28565), Terminal Island, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FATIGUE FAILURE OF AN EXHAUST VALVE DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE RESPECTIVE VALVE GUIDE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FENCE & CARS IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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.

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