NONE · GRUMMAN AA-5 · 1993-05-09 · REDLANDS, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX93LA206
Event ID
20001211X12422
Type
Accident
Date
1993-05-09
Location
REDLANDS, CA, USA
Coordinates
34.00019, -117.120643
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
GRUMMAN
Model
AA-5
Registration
N5810L
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S DELAYED LANDING ABORT DURING A DOWNWIND LANDING. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AN INCORRECT ADVISORY BY THE UNICOM OPERATOR, INADEQUATE WIND DIRECTION DETERMINATION BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN THE WRONG RUNWAY SELECTED, AND THE TAILWIND.