ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 368228
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| Date: | Thursday 10 August 1989 |
| Time: | 19:20 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman AA-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Jess Baker |
| Registration: | N1611R |
| MSN: | AA5-0711 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Joy, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING, THE STUDENT PLT INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE SAID THAT HE FELT THAT THE ACFT WAS TOO FAR DOWN THE RWY & THAT HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TOO MUCH & STALLED THE ACFT. THE ACFT DRIFTED LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED TALL CORN & THE ACFT CAME TO REST IN THE CORN FIELD.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE CROP.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC89LA187
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 23-Mar-2024 16:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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