Grumman American Aviation Corp AA-5A accident near Springfield, MO
On October 6, 2010, a Grumman American Aviation Corp AA-5A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Springfield, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 6, 2010
- Place
- Springfield, MO
- Aircraft
- Grumman American Aviation Corp AA-5A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 37.222°N, 93.248°W
- NTSB ID
- 20101007X85314
Official records · CEN11FA008
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On October 6, 2010, about 1040 central daylight time, a Grumman American Aviation AA-5A, N9695U, was destroyed by ground impact and post impact fire after a loss of control during a go-around at the Downtown Airport (3DW), Springfield, Missouri. The private pilot and right seat passenger received serious injuries. The rear seat passenger received fatal injuries. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot as a personal flight under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed 3DW about 1010 on a local flight. The pilot reported that he took two groups of people on airplane flights on the morning of the accident. He took three passengers for a 30-minute flight that returned to 3DW about 1000. He reported that the flight had proceeded normally and that the airplane operated without any problems. He took two passengers on the second flight. After about 30 minutes, the pilot began heading south to return to the airport. The pilot reported that he made radio calls at 10 miles and 5 miles from the airport notifying other aircraft of his intention to land on runway 29 at 3DW. About 3 miles north of the airport, he radioed his intention of crossing runway 29 at midfield to enter a left downwind for landing on runway 29. He reported that immediately after he made the radio call, another pilot radioed that he was 3 miles to the southwest and would cross the runway midfield and enter a right downwind for runway 29. The other
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around, which led to an aerodynamic stall.
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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.
