American Aviation AA5 accident near College Park, MD
On December 29, 2019, an American Aviation AA5 (airplane) was involved in an accident near College Park, MD. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 29, 2019
- Place
- College Park, MD
- Aircraft
- American Aviation AA5 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.971°N, 76.893°W
- NTSB ID
- 20191229X62315
Official records · ERA20FA060
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- FAA ATC Communications (Audio In .wav Format): Audio recording (WAV), on ntsb.gov
- Tabular ATC Radar Data: Document (CSV), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 29, 2019, at 1448 eastern standard time, a Grumman American Aviation AA-5A, N26455, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near College Park Airport (CGS), College Park, Maryland. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot had filed an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan, departed CGS at 1445, and was destined for Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York. Prior to departure the pilot contacted Leidos flight service and received a standard weather briefing that included pertinent weather information along the route. The pilot received his instrument departure clearance while on the ground prior to takeoff and was instructed to maintain runway heading until reaching controlled airspace (750 ft mean sea level), then turn to 050° and climb to 2,000 ft. The airplane departed runway 15, maintained an approximate heading of between 140° and 150°, and climbed for about 1 mile as it tracked slightly right of the extended runway centerline. When the airplane reached an altitude of about 1,200 ft the pilot established communication with air traffic control and was instructed to climb to 5,000 ft and turn to a 310° heading once the airplane climbed above 1,700 ft. The airplane then entered a right turn and climbed to about 1,900 ft before entering a right spiraling descent. The controller issued a low-altitude alert as the airplane descended through 700 ft before radar and voice communications were lost. At 1447, the final radar target wa
Probable cause
The pilot's loss of airplane control due to spatial disorientation after entering a climbing turn in instrument meteorological conditions.
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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.
