- Date
- December 2, 1985, 19:30 local (Dec 3, 1985, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wimauma, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N700TDGrumman American AA-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851202058579A
- Case key
- 31551
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - fenceFactor
In-flight planning/decision - poorCause
Airport facilities,runway edge lights - failure,partialFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - ground
Analysis
The plt stated that after turning on the rwy lights using the radio transmitter. They appeared to be dim, & only one side of the lights came on. He then landed south of the rwy at which time the right wing struck a fence post. The landing gear then collapsed, & the acft slid to a stop.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N700TD
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5-0590
- Airframe hours
- 1,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Thomas Duncan Insurance Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1985
- Departed
- OCF · Ocala, FL
- Destination
- N/A · Wimauma, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- N/A · Anderson Airport, runway 27, 4,800 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,250 total · 571 in this make and model · 21 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 350° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TPA, 20 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.