DEMOTTE, IN, USA
N3791Z
Grumman American AA-5B
The private pilot conducted a local flight. On landing he allowed the airplane to touch down approximately 1,000 feet down the 2,600 foot runway. He was unable to stop the airplane on the remaining runway due to the wet turf runway. The pilot told investigators that he did not realize the runway was wet prior to the accident. An examination of the airplane after the accident failed to reveal any pre-existing anomalies.
On June 8, 1999, at 0600 eastern standard time, a Grumman American AA-5B, N3791Z, registered to an individual, sustained substantial damage during an overrun on landing on a turf runway, at a private airport, near Demotte, Indiana. The private pilot reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed at 0530. The pilot said that he landed about 1,000 feet down the 2,600 foot runway and was unable to stop on the remaining runway. He said that he did not realize that the runway was wet prior to the accident. Subsequent to the accident an examination of the airplane failed to reveal any pre-existing mechanical anomalies.
The pilot's misjudging distance/speed resulting in an overrun. A contributing factor was the wet condition of the turf runway.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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