- Date
- November 17, 2000, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Montauk, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N45175Grumman American AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20001117038969A
- Case key
- 50643
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during touchdown and rollout. Factors in the accident were the pilot's inadequate crosswind compensation, and inadequate flare.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
After arriving in the airport area, the pilot maneuvered the airplane onto final for a full stop landing to Runway 24. Configured with full flaps, he maintained 75 knots of indicated airspeed, slightly higher than normal because of reported wind gusts at the airport. He also maintained a wind drift correction of 20 degrees. Even though the winds were reported as 280 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 21 knots, the pilot experienced no turbulence while on final. Once over the runway, the pilot began to align the airplane with the runway for landing, when it touched-down unexpectedly, and veered off to the right. The pilot applied left rudder and left brake, but was unable to get the airplane back onto the runway. The pilot decided to executed a go-around. He advanced the throttle, but quickly realized the airplane would not clear some trees to the front. He then aborted the go-around by closing the throttle and mixture. The airplane impacted the trees, and the airplane came to a stop.
Factual narrative
On November 17, 2000, about 1500 Eastern Standard Time, a Grumman American AA-5B, N45175, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing at the Montauk Airport (MTP), Montauk, New York. The certificate private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual Meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight that departed Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), Bridgeport, Connecticut, destined for Montauk. No flight plan was filed for the flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the pilot, after arriving in the airport area, he maneuvered the airplane onto final for a full stop landing to Runway 24. Configured with full flaps, the pilot maintained 75 knots of indicated airspeed, "slightly" higher than normal because of the reported winds at the airport. He also had to maintain a wind drift correction of 20 degrees, but experienced no turbulence while on final.
When the pilot began to align the airplane with the runway for landing, it touched-down unexpectedly, and veered off to the right. The pilot applied left rudder and left brake, but was unable to get the airplane back onto the runway. The pilot decided to execute a go-around. He advanced the throttle, but quickly realized the airplane would not clear some trees to the front. He aborted his go-around by closing the throttle and mixture. The airplane impacted the trees, came to a stop, and both occupants exited under their own power.
Weather recorded at the airport approximately 6 minutes before the accident included winds from 280 degrees at 12 knots gusting to 21 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45175
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1036
- Airframe hours
- 6,167
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carney Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 2, 2000 · 275 hours before
- Departed
- BDR · Bridgeport, CT
- Destination
- MTP
- Airport
- MTP · Montaul Airport, runway 24, 3,258 × 85 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 205 total · 191 in this make and model · 114 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days · 14 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots, gusting 21
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MTP
FAA reports on this event · 1
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