- Date
- June 2, 1983, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Warren, VT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- CGAEXGrumman AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 35114
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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.
Undershoot
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - windshearFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled
On ground/water collision with object
Object - building(nonresidential)Factor
Analysis
The plt reported that during a landing on rwy 4, he encountered wind shear which forced the acft to lose alt & touch down short of the rwy. The acft then veered left & collided with a hangar. The plt reported the wind was from 300 deg at 12 gusting 18 KTS. Witnesses advised that wind conditions at the arpt were unpredictable. The plt suggested that more space was needed between the narrow rwy & the hangars.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CGAEX
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0181
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Edward Sedlak
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 10, 1985 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- BTV · Burlington, VT
- Destination
- 0B7
- Airport
- 0B7 · Warren-Sugarbush, runway 4, 3,000 × 30 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 361 total · 136 in this make and model · 130 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 12 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BTV