- Date
- May 17, 1985, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N210JAGrumman American AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850517017959A
- Case key
- 31400
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that after he arrived & was on an apch to land, he noted 'tape' across the rwy. He remained airborne until the acft passed over 'the taped off area.' He then landed the acft on the rwy which was rough & bumpy. The plt stated that the acft was still moving fast when it was half way down the rwy, so he elected to go around. As he took off, the acft cleared the end of the rwy, but reportedly, it 'got hit by a strong gust from the side' & subsequently collided with a tree & crashed. About 10 mi west, the 1250 EDT Orlando wind was from 260 deg at 17 gusting 26 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N210JA
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5-0882
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jones Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 4, 1985 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- SRQ · Sarasota, FL
- Destination
- X30
- Airport
- X30 · Orlando West, runway 36, 2,430 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 112 total · 5 in this make and model · 105 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 260° at 17 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 10 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.