- Date
- March 21, 1982, 12:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lebanon, OR
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28791Grumman AA-5B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820321004759A
- Case key
- 71403
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot had about 3 hours of flying experience in this make and model of aircraft. This was his first landing with rear-seat passengers. The pilot reported that the wind was variable and gusting to 15 knots. During the landing flare, the pilot felt a sudden drop and applied power to compensate. The plane touched down tail first, bounced and departed the left side of the runway. It continued down a drainage ditch beside the runway until it hit a culvert and crossed over a perpendicular taxiway. A witness stated that the plane traveled along the drainage ditch for about 1500 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28791
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0817
- Airframe hours
- 1,186
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4K, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jefferson Flight Center
- Registered owner
- Pcpm Aviation
- Departed
- S30 · Medford, OR
- Destination
- MFR · Lebanon, OR
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 1215 · Lebanon, runway 34, 2,400 × 50 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
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 72 total · 3 in this make and model · 34 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 122 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.