- Date
- August 31, 1983, 19:00 local (Sep 1, 1983, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Eatonville, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6106LGulfstream American AA-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830831059329A
- Case key
- 39763
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Analysis
The acft collided with a tree during a go-around. The pilot was able to continue flt to another arpt and complete a landing. During the attempted landing at the accident arpt the pilot stated she 'did not touch down when I expected'. During the go-around the acft contacted brush and trees.
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.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Proper touchdown point - exceededCause
Distance - misjudgedCause
Go-around - delayedCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6106L
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA1-0306
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 108 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Elizabeth Lundin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1982
- Departed
- S36 · Kent, WA
- Airport
- WA20 · Swanson Field
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 512 total · 305 in this make and model · 420 as pilot in command · 92 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.