- Date
- December 5, 1992, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Groveland, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5915LGrumman AA-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 28, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921205049259A
- Case key
- 33202
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Probable cause
The pilot's encounter with shifting winds on the takeoff roll, that caused the airplane to overrun the runway. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot in command to perform an aborted takeoff.
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 private pilot stated that he noted the winds were from the southwest at the beginning of his takeoff on runway 18. After liftoff the airplane settled back on the runway and overran the runway striking a haystack and nosing over. Witnesses stated that the wind shifted during the takeoff attempt, and were strong from the north.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5915L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0215
- Airframe hours
- 1,806
- Engine
- Lycoming 0235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Donnell, Denny
- Registered owner
- Donnell, Denny
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 29, 1992 · 117 hours before
- Departed
- X42
- Destination
- CLW · Clearwater, FL
- Airport
- X42 · Klinger Airport, runway 18, 2,500 × 125 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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,103 total · 900 in this make and model · 1,071 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 13 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.