ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40955
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| Date: | Sunday 30 September 1990 |
| Time: | 02:43 |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5B Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | Trans World Artists Inc |
| Registration: | N81099 |
| MSN: | AA5B-0429 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3501 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-360-A4K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sumner County Regional Airport, Gallatin, Tennessee -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Ada, OK (ADH) |
| Sumner County Regional Airport (FAA LID: M33), Gallatin, TN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT & PAX HAD RETURNED TO THE HOME FIELD AFTER A LONG WORK DAY THAT BEGAN BEFORE 9 AM. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT, FOG HAD COVERED THE NORTH THRESHOLD & THE AREA ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY FROM THE SOUTH-WEST TO THE NORTH-EAST. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO ARRIVING IN THE LANDING PATTERN. THE PILOT MADE 2 ABORTIVE ATTEMPTS TO LAND VISUALLY BECAUSE HE HAD POSITIONED THE AIRCRAFT TOO CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY.
THE LAST RADAR POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS A LEFT DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 17. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED EAST OF THE FIELD WHILE IN A DESCENDING RIGHT TURN. FOG & LACK OF GROUND LIGHTS TO THE NORTH OF THE AIRPORT WERE REPORTED BY LOCAL WITNESSES. THE PILOT WAS PROBABLY TIRED, & DISTRACTED BY THE ADDITIONAL AIRCRAFT.
CAUSE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE WHICH RESULTED IN THE INADVERTENT DESCENT INTO THE GROUND, AND HIS DIVERTED ATTENTION TO ANOTHER AIRPLANE. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE FOG, DARK NIGHT, FATIGUE FROM LACK OF SLEEP, AND A LACK OF RECENT NIGHT LANDINGS.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ATL90FA183 at http://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X24178&key=1&queryId=67855b8a-1c16-4df9-a40c-7ceed06d39ec&pgno=4&pgsize=50
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=81099
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumner_County_Regional_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Jul-2016 18:15 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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