- Date
- January 31, 1988, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Clearwater, FL
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28571Grumman AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880131001609A
- Case key
- 32131
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Plt stated acft stalled during landing flare resulting in a hard landing. After the hard landing the acft bounced into the air and veered to the left. Before a go-around could be completed the acft collided with a dirt mound between the runway and taxiway causing separation of the right main gear and further loss of control. The acft then collided with bushes and a fence coming to rest. Arpt authorities stated the dirt mound struck by the aircraft was there for construction reasons and was approximately 70 feet to the left of the runway and was 5 feet high.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28571
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B0687
- Airframe hours
- 1,135
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Trans Florida Express Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 26, 1987
- Airport
- CLW · Clearwater, runway 15, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 57 total · 35 in this make and model · 33 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PIE, 6 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.