Grumman AA-5B accident near Pleasantville, PA
On August 6, 2003, a Grumman AA-5B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Pleasantville, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 6, 2003
- Place
- Pleasantville, PA
- Aircraft
- Grumman AA-5B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.153°N, 78.694°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030819X01352
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 6, 2003, at 0740 eastern daylight time, a Grumman AA-5B, N28788, was substantially damaged when it impacted trees while on approach to the Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST), Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed for the flight which originated at the Bay Bridge Airport (W29), Stevensville, Maryland, about 0600. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to air traffic control information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot had been vectored for the ILS Runway 33 approach at Johnstown by the Cleveland ARTCC. At 1135, the pilot was instructed to fly a heading of 300 to intercept the final approach course. The pilot acknowledged the instruction, and at 1136, he was instructed to "maintain four thousand six hundred til established on a segment of the approach cleared i l s three three at Johnstown." The pilot acknowledged the clearance and was subsequently instructed to "report established inbound." At 1137, the pilot reported, "…two eight seven eight's turning inbound now," and was subsequently instructed to "contact the tower." The pilot contacted the Johnstown Control Tower at 1139, and reported, "inbound on the i l s runway three three." The pilot was instructed to report a 3-mile final; however, no further transmissions were received by the pilot. A review of radar data revealed that a target emitting the same transponder code as the accident air
Probable cause
The pilot's improper IFR procedure by his failure to maintain published altitudes, which resulted in the in-flight collision with terrain. A factor was his impairment due to prescription medication.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
