ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177711
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| Date: | Sunday 23 May 2004 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5 Traveler |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7132L |
| MSN: | AA5-0432 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2100 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O 320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greene, RI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Greene, RI |
| Greene, RI | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While departing from the 1,600-foot long, grass runway, with the flaps set to 10 degrees, the pilot realized that the airspeed was too slow to climb out, and there was not sufficient runway to abort the takeoff. As the airplane continued, the left wing came in contact with a tree top and the pilot performed a forced landing to an adjacent corn field. The pilot added that the accident could have been prevented if the airplane was not flown beyond its capabilities, and that the high density altitude and the short grass runway were the cause of the accident. In addition, the "Before Take-Off" checklist required the flaps to be selected to the "UP" position (zero degrees) prior to takeoff.
Probable Cause: The pilots improper decision to depart with the flaps set to 10 degrees, and his failure to obtain proper airspeed, which resulted in a collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040617X00833&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 August 2017 | D-EWHD | Private | 1 | Stauffenbühl/Eschwege Glider airfield |  |
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Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2015 13:47 | Noro | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:43 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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