- Date
- September 5, 1988, 12:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Toledo, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9559LGrumman AA-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880905037009A
- Case key
- 40878
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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.
Analysis
The pilot aborted the first takeoff due to the engine not developing full power. After another run up, the pilot elected to make another takeoff. The pilot aborted midfield, by retarding the power and applying heavy braking, due to the aircraft not developing full power. The brake faded and an overrun occurred. During the overrun the aircraft struck a ditch and then a barbed wire fence. The aircraft came to rest in another ditch where the nose gear separated from the aircraft. No reason for the engine not developing full power could be determined. Inspection of the brake system revealed evidence of overtemperature, excessive wear, and deteriorated brake seals, consistent with overheating.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9559L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5-00559
- Airframe hours
- 1,678
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Toledo Flying Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 19, 1988 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- Toledo, WA
- Airport
- TDO · Toledo-Winlock, runway 23, 4,978 × 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 49 total · 3 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.