QUARTZSITE, AZ, USA
N28221
GRUMMAN AA-5B
THE PLT HAD PLANNED TO LAND AT A PRIVATE ARPT, NORTHEAST OF QUARTIZITE, AZ. AFTER ARRIVING IN THAT AREA, HE SAW WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE RWY, BUT WHEN HE DESCENDED FOR A CLOSER LOOK, HE DECIDED THAT IT WAS NOT THE RWY. HE REPORTED THAT HE CLIMBED TO APRX 250 FT & STARTED CIRCLING WHEN THE ENG BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. HE STATED THAT HE DECIDED TO LAND ON AN ACCESS ROAD BESIDE A FREEWAY. THE PLT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT HIT A TREE & A FENCE. AN EXAM & A FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE ENG WERE PERFORMED, BUT NO REASON FOR A POWER LOSS WAS FOUND. ALSO, NO PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRFRAME WAS FOUND.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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