- Date
- September 28, 1999, 11:22 local (15:22 UTC)
- Place
- Dunnellon, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9908LGrumman American AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 3, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990928041429A
- Case key
- 47505
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that during his landing attempt he experienced a series of bounces. The pilot further stated that his recovery attempts were unsuccessful, and the aircraft incurrred substantial structural damage. The FAA inspector who conducted a postcrash examination of the airplane stated that he found no evidence of any precrash mechanical malfunction.
Factual narrative
On September 28, 1999, about 1122 eastern daylight time, a Grumman American AA-1B, N9908L, registered to a private owner, operated as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, made a hard landing at Dunnellon, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot received serious injuries. The flight originated from Crystal River, Florida, the same day, about 1100.
The pilot stated that during his landing attempt he experienced a series of bounces. The pilot further stated that his recovery attempts were unsuccessful, and the aircraft incurrred substantial structural damage. The FAA inspector who conducted a postcrash examination of the airplane stated that he found no evidence of any precrash mechanical malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9908L
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1B-0208
- Airframe hours
- 3,215
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael R. Rahuba
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 3, 1999 · 18 hours before
- Departed
- X31 · Crystal River, FL
- Destination
- X35
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- X35 · Dunnellon/Marion County A, runway 9, 5,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 73
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,750 total · 673 in this make and model · 1,700 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OCF, 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.