ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290718
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 December 2015 |
| Time: | 22:35 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5B Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N28295 |
| MSN: | AA5B-0533 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3291 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West Point, Virginia -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | FORT MEADE(ODENTON), |
| Williamsburg Jamestown Airport, VA (KJGG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during a flight under night instrument flight rules, he exited instrument metrological conditions (IMC) "400 feet high and fast" during the instrument approach. The pilot continued the landing and reported that he touched down more than half way down the wet runway, and then decided to abort the landing. Instead of performing the published missed approach procedure, the pilot turned left and entered the traffic pattern.
During the left base, the pilot reported that he reentered IMC, heard the stall warning horn, and felt buffeting. During the inadvertent aerodynamic stall, the pilot added power but continued the descent to land. The pilot reported that he regained visual reference to the runway lights on final approach and realized he was too low. As he attempted to add full power to go-around, the airplane impacted terrain about 1,300 feet west of the runway in a left wing down attitude. The vertical stabilizer, fuselage, and both wings sustained substantial damage.
The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to fly a traffic pattern following an aborted instrument landing in night instrument metrological conditions, which resulted in a loss of visual reference to the runway, an inadvertent aerodynamic stall, and a collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA066
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 November 2015 | N28295 | Private | 0 | West of Middle Peninsula Regional Airport (KFYJ), West Point, VA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 06-Oct-2022 18:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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