- Date
- May 27, 2002, 17:00 local (May 28, 2002, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Vancouver, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N26221Grumman American AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 2002
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA FSDO
- FAA report
- 20020527013009A
- Case key
- 54803
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Probable cause
The pilot's delayed remedial action during the landing sequence. Factors include a wet runway surface.
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.
Analysis
In a written report, the airline transport pilot reported that the approach was normal, and that the airplane touched down within the first 500 feet of the runway. He reported that after touchdown the flaps were retracted and brakes were applied, however, "... it became apparent that the aircraft was not slowing or stopping and after standing on the brakes I then realized the aircraft would not stop on the remaining length [of runway] left". The airplane overran the departure end of the runway, colliding with a drainage ditch and fence. The pilot reported that the landing surface was wet and very slick. Rain showers were reported in the area at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that he hadn't experienced any mechanical difficulties or malfunctions with the airplane that contributed to the accident.
Factual narrative
On May 27, 2002, at 1700 Pacific daylight time, a Grumman American AA-5A, N26221, sustained substantial damage during the landing rollout at a private airstrip (WA67) near Vancouver, Washington. The airplane is owned by the pilot, and was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. The airline transport pilot and the two passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The flight originated from Evergreen Field, Vancouver, Washington, approximately 5 minutes prior to the accident. Rain showers were reported in the area at the time of the accident.
In a written report dated May 27, 2002, the pilot reported that the approach was normal, and that the airplane touched down within the first 500 feet of runway 10. He reported that after touchdown the flaps were retracted and brakes were applied, however, " ...it became apparent that the aircraft was not slowing or stopping and after standing on the brakes I then realized the aircraft would not stop on the remaining length [of runway] left." The airplane overran the departure end of the runway, colliding with a drainage ditch and fence. The pilot reported that the landing surface was wet and very slick.
The pilot stated that he hadn't experienced any mechanical difficulties or malfunctions with the airplane that contributed to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26221
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A-0473
- Airframe hours
- 2,768
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul J. Smith, Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 10, 2002 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- 59S · Vancouver, WA
- Destination
- WA67 · Vancouver, WA
- Airport
- WA67 · Green Mountain, runway 10, 2,000 × 35 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Injuries
- None
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- March 29, 2002
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,886 total · 169 in this make and model · 7,548 as pilot in command · 138 in the last 90 days · 46 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.82 inHg
- Observed at
- KPDX, 7 nm away
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 15, 2002, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 434 KB in all.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.