# NTSB NYC82DA185: Grumman AA-5A, N8476B, Wiscasset, ME, August 7, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 7, 1982, 15:09 local (19:09 UTC)
- Place: Wiscasset, ME
- Location: 44.0108° N, 69.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wiscasset, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0108&lon=-69.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 73080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA185
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/73080/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA185

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - altitude - misjudged, dual student (contributing factor)
  - distance - misjudged, dual student (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - downdraft (contributing factor)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
- Nose gear collapsed, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH AND WAS LOW AND SLOW. BY THE TIME THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE AIRCRAFT THE RECOVERY WAS SLOW AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN ROUGH TERRAIN 500 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR SNAPPED OFFDURING LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8476B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8476B-2014-02-07), registration cancelled 2014-02-07, S/N AA5A-0859, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AA-5A
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-5a) (registry code 3960106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0859
- Airframe hours: 227
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2G 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Charles D. Stanton
- Registered owner: Charles D. Stanton
- Departed: 9B9, WISCASSET, ME
- Destination: 9B9, WISCASSET, ME
- Airport: 9B9, Wiscasset, runway 25, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 3,400 total, 272 in this make and model, 3,149 as pilot in command, 86 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 158 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820807035139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820807035139A), Aug 7, 1982: Gulstm AA5A, Wiscasset, ME, Substantial damage. Instructor waited too long to take control from student during landing. Aircraft crashed short of runway.

## Other investigations on N8476B (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA11LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA342), Jun 14, 2011: Grumman American Avn. AA-5A (N8476B), Linden, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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