ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 285490
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| Date: | Saturday 1 November 2008 |
| Time: | 16:04 LT |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American AA-5B Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Sky Flight |
| Registration: | N4540L |
| MSN: | AA5B-1307 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7627 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O&VO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bridgeport, Connecticut -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Bridgeport-Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport, CT (BDR/KBDR) |
| Bridgeport-Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport, CT (BDR/KBDR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot of the Grumman AA5B stated he was maneuvering in his local training area when he experienced symptoms of "vertigo." The pilot was on a westerly heading in the late afternoon, looking through the propeller, at the onset of the symptoms. He managed to navigate back to his home airport, but during the landing, lost directional control, departed the runway, and collided with an airport sign. The pilot was not injured, but examination of his medical records revealed he was treated by a physician for symptoms of vertigo in the days following the accident. According to the Federal Aviation Administration Airplane Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-3A), flicker vertigo is defined as: "A disorienting condition caused from flickering light off the blades of the propeller."
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing and while suffering symptoms of vertigo.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA09CA034
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Oct-2022 10:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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