- Date
- September 14, 1986, 19:15 local (Sep 15, 1986, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N28987Grumman AA5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860914045579A
- Case key
- 40501
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had been waiting in line for takeoff on runway 16 for over an hour, due to traffic departing air races. When cleared to depart, winds were 300 deg at 15 KTS, gusting to 22 KTS. Plt elected to attempt takeoff, became momentarily airborne with stall warning horn sounding. When plt lowered nose of acft to combat stall, acft lndg gear struck a dirt mound parallel to right of runway. Dens alt calculated at 5000 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28987
- Reported as
- Grumman AA5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5B0923
- Airframe hours
- 998
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A41C, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sale Reported
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 16, 1985 · 26 hours before
- Departed
- RNO · Reno, NV
- Destination
- TOA · Torrance, CA
- Airport
- RNO · Reno, runway 16, 9,000 × 150 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 264 total · 19 in this make and model · 151 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 28 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.