Aviation Accident Summary FTW83LA315

FORT WORTH, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N96585

GRUMMAN AA-1B

Analysis

THE ACFT DRAGGED BOTH WINGS, FIRST THE LEFT AND THEN THE RIGHT, BEFORE CONTACTING A FENCE. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL THE ACFT DURING THE LANDING BUT THE AIRSPEED WAS TOO LOW TO GO-AROUND AND COLLISION WITH THE FENCE OCCURRED. THE AFT WAS ONLY 10 FT OFF THE GROUND WHEN THE FIRST WING DRAGGED.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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