ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344726
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| Date: | Friday 18 August 2023 |
| Time: | 19:10 |
| Type: |  Gulfstream American AA-5B Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4537Y |
| MSN: | AA5B-1292 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2209 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Lone Pine, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Monica Airport, CA (SMO/KSMO) |
| Santa Monica Airport, CA (SMO/KSMO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while conducting a low pass over an off-airport landing strip at an altitude of 100 ft above the ground, the airplane encountered a downdraft. The pilot felt the airplane was unable to climb out of the valley without stalling, so he maintained airspeed, but the airplane descended and impacted the ground. The airplane subsequently rebounded and came to a rest in an upright position, which resulted in substantial damage to both wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to maintain altitude after encountering a downdraft, which resulted in collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/48827-tulare-county-deputies-are-attempting-to-rescue-two-injured-survivors-of-a-small-plane-crash-near-ponderosa-friday-evening
https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/local-news/2-injured-after-a-plane-crash-in-ponderosa-deputies-say/?fbclid=IwAR29J8jeuxTlhiHcHPVF--WART9PCqLX9nLaWFaeDtRoL1ljLtDZvdL-C50
https://kmph.com/news/local/two-injured-following-plane-crash-in-tulare-county-sheriffs-office-naval-air-station-lemoore-ponderosa
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=192924
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Aug-2023 20:18 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 19-Aug-2023 20:27 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Aug-2023 16:09 | harro | Updated |
| 22-Aug-2023 20:59 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 29-Aug-2023 18:00 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 30-Nov-2023 19:58 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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