SERS · Grumman American AA-5A · 1998-10-29 · SCOTT, AR, USA
Event
NTSB number
FTW99LA017
Event ID
20001211X11265
Type
Accident
Date
1998-10-29
Location
SCOTT, AR, USA
Coordinates
34.679615, -92.119522
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
2
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
Grumman American
Model
AA-5A
Registration
N9956U
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The disengagement of the crankshaft gear due to the maintenance personnel not installing the gear lockplate at the last engine overhaul, resulting in the loosening of the gear retaining bolt, and the subsequent fracture of the gear alignment dowel. A factor was the pilot's inadvertent stalling of the aircraft during the forced landing.