- Date
- November 1, 1982, 09:33 local (17:33 UTC)
- Place
- Ritzville, WA
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1571RGrumman American AA-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821101056539A
- Case key
- 72395
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Recovery from bounced landing - improperCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with object
Go-around - delayedCause
Object - fenceFactor
Analysis
The pilot reported that during a landing, the aircraft bounced twice and went off the left side of the runway. Reportedly, he initiated a go-around, but the plane struck a fence and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1571R
- Reported as
- Grumman American AA-1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0671
- Airframe hours
- 1,172
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gary B. Englund
- Registered owner
- Gary B. Englund
- Departed
- 33S · Ritzville, WA
- Destination
- 33S · Ritzville, WA
- Airport
- 33S · Pru Field, runway 1, 4,079 × 40 ft, asphalt
N1571RRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2012 · Grumman American Avn. AA-1BAirframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-1B
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 67 total · 67 in this make and model · 34 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 108 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.