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NTSB accident investigation · Grumman American AA5B · Branson, MO · October 18, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
October 18, 1987, 16:45 local (21:45 UTC)
Place
Branson, MO
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N499GTGrumman American AA5B
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report May 16, 1989
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19871018060109A
Case key
34514

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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.

OverrunLanding - roll
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Proper touchdown point - not attainedPilot in commandCause
Go-around - not performedPilot in commandCause
Gear collapsedLanding - roll
Landing gear - overload

Analysis

During a lndg on a 3600 ft strip, the acft touched down long. The acft ran off the departure end of the rwy and collided with the terrain causing substantial damage to the acft. Witnesses said they could not find any skid marks along the path taken by the acft. A subsequent check of the acft brakes indicated that they were functional.

Aircraft

Registration
N499GT
Reported as
Grumman American AA5B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
0499
Airframe hours
2,329
Engine
Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Arlyn T. Reinhardt
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · May 20, 1987
Departed
TVB · Cabool, MO
Destination
PLK · Point Lookout, MO
Airport
PLK · Point Lookout, runway 11, 3,600 × 100 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
47
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
158 total · 89 in this make and model · 12 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
170° at 6 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
25,000 ft broken
Temperature
73 °F, dew point 48 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
SGF, 40 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.