- Date
- July 13, 1983, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- West Kingston, RI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6043LGrumman American AA-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830713033019A
- Case key
- 35228
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft overran the rwy hit VASI lights and rolled down an embankment during landing. The pilot was under some pressureto get on the ground because of a hyperventilating passenger. The pilot reported he increased his rate of descent by lowering the acft nose, which increased the airspeed and extended the touchdown point. The pilot elected to continue the landing, overran the runway and collided with the VASI lights.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6043L
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5-0143
- Airframe hours
- 1,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jack Bowser
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1983
- Airport
- R104 · Richmond, runway 11, 2,200 × 75 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
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 82 total · 13 in this make and model · 10 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.