American AA-1 accident near Llano, TX
On August 25, 2012, an American AA-1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Llano, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 25, 2012
- Place
- Llano, TX
- Aircraft
- American AA-1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 30.750°N, 98.670°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120825X85310
Official records · CEN12FA570
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 25, 2012, about 1045 central daylight time, an American AA-1 airplane, N5796L, impacted terrain near Llano, Texas. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was substantially damaged during the accident. The aircraft was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as an instructional flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated without a flight plan. The flight originated from the Llano Municipal Airport, (KAQO). The airport manager reported that he saw the student, who owned the airplane, pull the airplane from the hangar and add fuel. The manager also saw the student and instructor depart the runway, but stay in traffic pattern practicing takeoff and landings. The manager also reported that he told the instructor, via the radio, that a jet was scheduled around 1100 inbound to the airport. The instructor acknowledged the transmission. There was no additional communication with the accident airplane. The manager added that he thought the student and instructor had departed the traffic pattern and was not concerned until about 1400, when the instructor’s next student showed up. After the airport manager contacted several nearby airports and could not locate the airplane, a local pilot departed the airport to search for the airplane. Within a few minutes the pilot reported that he had spotted the missing airplane’s wreckage, southeast of the runway. The wreckage was located in a lightly wooded area with cactus
Probable cause
The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and inadequate supervision during practice traffic pattern work. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s use of sedating medication on the day of the accident and airplane’s high angle of attack at a low altitude during the traffic pattern turn, which prevented recovery during 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.
