# NTSB SEA83LA016: Grumman American AA-1B, N1571R, Ritzville, WA, November 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 1, 1982, 09:33 local (17:33 UTC)
- Place: Ritzville, WA
- Coordinates: 47.069664, -118.469825 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0697&lon=-118.4698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72395
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA83LA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72395/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA016

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, landing
  - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1571R-2012-08-08), registration cancelled 2012-08-08, S/N AA1B0671 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-1B
- Registry model: [Grumman American Avn. AA-1B](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-aa-1b) (registry code 3960103) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 0671
- Airframe hours: 1172
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821101056539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821101056539A), Nov 1, 1982: Gulstm AA1B, Ritzville, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft bounced, pilot attempted go-around but lost control and aircraft flipped inverted.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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