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NTSB accident investigation · Amer Avco AA5 · Vancouver, WA · November 9, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 9, 1974
Place
Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6027LAmer Avco AA5
Status
Completed · report January 22, 1975
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19741109039049A
Case key
145021

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4075   74/11/9   VANCOUVER,WASH      AMER AVCO AA5       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 1845                    N6027L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EVERGREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- RWY LTS INOP ON APCH END OF RWY.LND ABT HALFWAY DWN RWY & HIT FENCE POSTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N6027L
Reported as
Amer Avco AA5
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Evergreen

FAA reports on this event · 1

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