MIA80FLD68

NTSB accident investigation · Grum-Amer AA-5 · Clearwater, FL · May 19, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 19, 1980
Place
Clearwater, FL · CLEARWATER, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1370RGrum-Amer AA-5
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800519019179A
Case key
130811

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1013  80/5/19    CLEARWATER,FL       GRUM-AMER AA-5      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 581
        TIME - 1230                    N1370R              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLEARWATER EXEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEARWATER,FL               DELAND,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND                              TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- L BRAKE PRES PLATE/HOUSING FAILED DRG ABORTED TKOK.INT GND LOOP W R BRAKE TO AVOID ENTERING ST.

Aircraft

Registration
N1370R
Reported as
Grum-Amer AA-5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Clearwater Exec

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1370R · 1

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